FAQ: Huge Asteroid's Close Approach to Earth Next Week
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 13:01
in Astronomy & Space
The asteroid 2005 YU55, which is as big as an aircraft carrier, will zip by Earth inside the moon's orbit on Nov. 8.
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