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NASA Says Asteroid Will Buzz Earth Closer Than Many Satellites

Posted by samzenpus on from the skin-of-your-teeth dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA says an asteroid about half the size of a football field will blow past Earth on Feb 15 closer than many man-made satellites. NASA added that while the asteroid, designated 2012 DA14, has no chance of striking Earth. Since regular sky surveys began in the 1990s, astronomers have never seen an object so big come so close to our planet."

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  1. Re:And the best vantage point.. by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Television or the internet. They'll have great footage made by professional astronomers, along with commentaries from said astronomers. As opposed to you sitting in your garden with a pair of binos, seeing nothing at all and freezing your balls off while your wife screams at you because you're late for dinner.

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    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  2. Re:No chance of striking Earth by Catmeat · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "... has no chance of striking Earth"

    Famous last words.

    Because the laws of dramatic irony obviously trump the laws of physics.