Guest guest Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Scientists say a newly discovered asteroid will whiz past Earth on Wednesday, the second close encounter in a month. The small space rock dubbed 2009 FH will fly within 49,000 miles of the Earth's surface on Wednesday March 18th at 5:17 a.m. Pacific. Don Yeomans, who heads NASA's Near-Earth Object Program, says there's no chance of an impact. The asteroid, measuring 43 feet and 95 feet across, was spotted Monday night by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona. FULL ARTICLE: http://earthchangesmedia.com/secure/3247.326/article-9162524399.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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