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City Block-Size Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Zips by Earth as Scientists Watch

yahoo.com (11 months and 7 days ago)

Jun 15, 2012

A newly discovered asteroid the size of a city block cruised past Earth well beyond the orbit of the moon Thursday night (June 14), providing a rare treat for scientists and telescope-equipped observers. full story

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Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors

An asteroid as big as a city block shot relatively close by the Earth on Saturday, the latest in a series of visiting celestial objects including an asteroid the size of a bus that exploded over Russia last month, injuring 1,500.

yahoo.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

Asteroid 2012 DA14 to pass close to Earth on Friday

A newly discovered asteroid about half the size of a football field will pass nearer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, giving scientists a rare opportunity for close-up observations without launching a probe.

indiatimes.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Russia Meteor Not Related To 2012 DA14 Asteroid Close Encounter: NASA

After a schoolbus-size meteorite exploded over Russia on Friday, the public might feel a bit nervous about the fact that an asteroid half as long as a football field swung near Earth on the same day. But NASA scientists emphasize that the two events are unrelated. The earliest analyses of the Russia meteor indicate it was about one-third the size of asteroid 2012 DA14 and...

ibtimes.com (3 months and 5 days ago)

Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 9 - An asteroid as big as a city block shot relatively close by the Earth on Saturday, the latest in a series of visiting celestial objects including an asteroid the size of a bus that exploded over Russia last month, injuring 1,500.

chicagotribune.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors

reuters.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

Four asteroids buzz Earth in single week

In the last seven days, an asteroid the size of a city block and three smaller space rocks have zoomed safely by Earth, the latest demonstration that we live in a solar system that some scientists have dubbed a "cosmic shooting gallery."

foxnews.com (2 months and 12 days ago)

Asteroid will buzz Earth, miss by 17,150 miles

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 150-foot asteroid hurtled toward Earth's backyard, destined Friday to make the closest known flyby for a rock of its size.NASA promised the asteroid would miss Earth by 17,150 miles, avoiding catastrophe. But that's still closer than many communication and weather satellites; scientists insisted these, too, would be spared.Asteroid 2012 DA14, as it's...

bostonherald.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Asteroid Flyby Live Stream; Watch Asteroid 2012 DA14 Pass By Earth Friday [VIDEO]

The small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14's flyby on Friday may be one for the record books, and there are many ways to watch it online. NASA and several others have set up a live stream to watch the asteroid fly by Earth.

ibtimes.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Space invader: Watch the 150ft asteroid which narrowly missed Earth

Scientists were sure there was no chance of the asteroid, named 2012 DA14, hitting our planet - and so it proved

mirror.co.uk (3 months and 5 days ago)

Giant Asteroid Will Get HOW Close To Earth?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A 150-foot-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than high-flying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known flyby for an object of this size. But don't worry. Scientists promise the megarock will be at least 17,100 miles away when it zips past next Friday. "No Earth impact is possible,"...

huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 12 days ago)

City Block-Size Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Zips by Earth as Scientists Watch

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