Back-to-back asteroids harmlessly fly past Earth - was the sixth closest asteroid approach -
A newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth - just as scientists expected.
The 16-foot-long space rock, discovered on Memorial Day, passed by early Tuesday at a distance of 8,950 miles from the Earth's surface.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which tracks such flybys, said the asteroid - dubbed 2012 KT42 - was the sixth closest asteroid approach.
It was the second asteroid encounter this week. On Monday, another asteroid, measuring 69 feet across, flew by at a distance of 32,000 miles.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_ASTEROID_FLYBYS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-05-29-19-21-18
A newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth - just as scientists expected.
The 16-foot-long space rock, discovered on Memorial Day, passed by early Tuesday at a distance of 8,950 miles from the Earth's surface.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which tracks such flybys, said the asteroid - dubbed 2012 KT42 - was the sixth closest asteroid approach.
It was the second asteroid encounter this week. On Monday, another asteroid, measuring 69 feet across, flew by at a distance of 32,000 miles.
Read more -
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_ASTEROID_FLYBYS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-05-29-19-21-18
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