Near Miss: Tiny Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave (Photos)
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
The near-Earth asteroid 2014 JG55 missed our planet by just 60,000 miles (96,560 kilometers), or about one-quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. The flyby marked the third-closest asteroid near miss of 2014, researchers said.