EcoAlert: Bus-Sized Object Buzzed Earth Today
A small asteroid the size of a city bus zoomed between Earth and the moon's orbit today, Friday Jan. 25, days after its discovery, but it never posed a threat to our planet, NASA says.The asteroid, 2012 BX34 passed within 36,750 miles (59,044 kilometers) of Earth when it made its closest approach at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT). The space rock is about 37 feet (11 meters) wide and would have disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere long before it reached the ground, if it had reached the planet at all, NASA scientists said.
The space rock passed Earth at a distance that is only about 0.17 times that between the Earth and the moon. For comparison, the moon typically orbits Earth at a distance of about 240,000 miles (386,000 km).
The Daily Galaxy via NASA
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another one gets away.
Posted by: GD2 | January 27, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Friday Jan. 25th.....try the 27th. What calender are you looking at.
Posted by: John | January 28, 2012 at 03:23 AM
@GD2
It will be back. They ALL come back. MWAhahahaha
Posted by: space rock | January 28, 2012 at 02:33 PM
you got to love it . the cosmos gives us slow ones infinite chances to to win or lose .No worries greed wins out over fear every time .No greed no gain . space rock you got it . I am not alone .
Posted by: GD2 | January 28, 2012 at 11:37 PM
WHAT?? WE MISSED AGAIN?? Thats IT! I WILL HIRE NEW CREATURES TO AIM MY WEAPONS!! THE EARTH IS DOOMED! DOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!
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Posted by: Happy Builder | October 15, 2012 at 01:59 AM
The space rock is about 37 feet (11 meters) wide and would have disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere long before it reached the ground.
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