
100-Foot-Wide Asteroid TX68 Safely Flies By Earth
March 8, 2016 · SPACE /SCIENCE /TECH /HEALTH · 0 Comments
by ELISHA FIELDSTADT Whew! We can all breathe a sigh of relief. A 100-foot wide asteroid whizzed by the Earth on Monday night and (obviously) avoided a collision with our fair planet. Asteroid 2013 TX68 made its closest approach to Earth at about 7 p.m. ET Monday, according to Laurie Cantillo, a spokeswoman for NASA. NASA originally said the yacht-sized … Continue reading