“An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday — the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years.
“But scientists say not to worry. It won’t hit.
“‘We’re extremely confident, 100 percent confident, that this is not a threat,’ said the manager of NASA’s Near Earth Object Program, Don Yeomans. ‘But it is an opportunity.’”
(via Carrier-sized asteroid coming close to Earth | KING5.com Seattle)
