Thursday, 15 January 2015

Asteroid to Fly By Earth Safely on January 26

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Asteroid to Fly By Earth Safely on January 26
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 14, 2015 - An asteroid, designated 2004 BL86, will safely pass about three times the distance of Earth to the moon on January 26. From its reflected brightness, astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about a third of a mile (0.5 kilometers) in size. The flyby of 2004 BL86 will be the closest by any known space rock this large until asteroid 1999 AN10 flies past Earth in 2027. At the time of its cl ... more


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