An Asteroid Is Swinging By Earth Today For Its Closest Visit In 400 Years
Don't worry: Astronomers say asteroid 2014 JO25, which is more than a third of a mile wide, will fly harmlessly past our planet. Still, it should come close enough to be visible with small telescopes.
by Colin Dwyer
Apr 19, 2017
1 minute
Earth is welcoming a rather hefty visitor to the neighborhood Wednesday — an asteroid that hasn't swung by these parts in roughly 400 years. About as big as the , asteroid 2014 JO25 is coming so close that its visit should be
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