Bus-Size Asteroid Zipped By Earth Closely This Morning (Passed Safely)
October 3, 2017 · SPACE /SCIENCE /TECH /HEALTH · 0 Comments
An asteroid about the size of a bus gave Earth a close shave this morning (Oct. 2), cruising well inside the orbit of the moon. The roughly 26-foot-wide (8 meters) space rock, known as 2017 SX17, zoomed within 54,100 miles (87,065 kilometers) of our planet at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 GMT) today. For perspective, the moon orbits Earth at an … Continue reading
