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January 31, 2013

Another Rock Headed to Earth!





Asteroid 2012-DA14 will pass very close to Earth on Feb. 15, 2013 (NASA)

A rock approximately 165 feet wide is going to fly by the Earth on the 15th of Feb, 2013.  The Asteroid is traveling at a speed of 17,800 mph and set to come as close as 17,200 miles of our planet.  This is closer that some of our satellites.  NASA uses a very technical phrase when they refer to an event like this, they call is "a close call".  

NASA scientists say that there should not be a problem and that we should not expect an impact.  So, providing this rock stays it's course and doesn't change, we should be ok.