A Narrow escape?

pawnpaw

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11 Oct 15

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Lethabong

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11 Oct 15

Seems we missed it again yesterday, this time much closer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11923717/Phew-Nasa-says-giant-asteroid-will-miss-earth-by-15m-miles.html

Any more that close coming our way?
NASA better be on their toes 😀

googlefudge

Joined: 31 May 06
Moves: 1795

12 Oct 15

Originally posted by pawnpaw
Seems we missed it again yesterday, this time much closer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11923717/Phew-Nasa-says-giant-asteroid-will-miss-earth-by-15m-miles.html

Any more that close coming our way?
NASA better be on their toes 😀

Avoiding being hit by ~63 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon, ~16.1% of the distance to the Sun,
or ~1 minute 22 seconds of light travel time... is stretching the word 'Narrow' to it's breaking point.