Small Asteroid Will Pass Between Earth And Moon Tonight

[Treyfish]

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Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 @03:08pm CDT



A 30-foot-wide asteroid discovered just last night will zip past the Earth just before midnight, Eastern time, tonight.


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[hawkeye]

Re: Small Asteroid Will Pass Between Earth And Moon Tonight

ehhh...I'd still prefer a bit more heads up than 1 day. Thankfully it won't hit!

[JimO]

Re: Small Asteroid Will Pass Between Earth And Moon Tonight

I like the casual statement that scientists expect this to happen every few days.