Another near-miss asteroid encounter

[ffutures]

Tunguska-sized, discovered on the 9th, flew closer than the moon on the 12th, back in 2015

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50165912/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/whoa-earth-gets-close-shave-newfound-asteroid/#.UNbs7kZIBdp

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Hmm - that is pretty close.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It's not that uncommon, this is just big enough to be a cause for concern - a little smaller and it would almost certainly burn up even if it did hit the Earth.