Asteroid Flyby

Asteriod misses Earth by 334000 miles.
by Jene' Young
Published: Mon, January 28, 2008 - 1:31 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, January 28, 2008 - 7:10 pm CST
Get your backyard telescopes ready! Asteroid 2007 TU24 is flying past Earth this week. According to NASA, the asteroid's diameter is about 800 feet in size.
Asteroid 2007 TU24 will pass within 1.4 lunar distances, or 334,000 miles, of Earth on Jan. 29 at 3:33 a.m. Eastern time.
NASA also claims this is the closest the asteroid will pass by Earth until, "at least the end of the next century."

To find out more information on Asteroid 2007 TU24, here is the news release from NASA

You can learn more about astronomy in the Weather Education Section! Just look for the article, 'Astronomy is Space Weather.'
NASA
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