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Asteroid To Pass Earth In Record Near Miss
A 40m-long chunk of rock hurtling through space will pass closer to the Earth than any other near miss on record.
Scientists at Nasa calculate that Asteroid 2012 DA14 will whistle past Earth on February 15 closer than the orbit of some weather and communications satellites, speeding by at a distance of 17,000 miles (27,400km).
That would be the planet's closest shave with an identified flying object since records began.
Asteroids and meteorites that have come closer than that have ended up colliding with the planet but this one is not thought to be a danger to either us or satellites.
It was discovered by a Spanish dentist turned amateur asteroid spotter. He is part of a team of enthusiasts who in turn are part of an army of asteroid watchers vital to Nasa's early warning system.
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Re: Asteroid To Pass Earth In Record Near Miss
We have satellites orbiting the earth as far as 22000 miles out. so this is damned close.
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Re: Asteroid To Pass Earth In Record Near Miss
dam too late to dig a bunker.
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