Small Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave, 3rd in 2 Days
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
The 25-foot-wide (8 meters) asteroid 2014 EC came within 38,300 miles (61,600 kilometers) of our planet at 4:21 p.m. ET today, NASA officials said. For comparison, the moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 239,000 miles (385,000 km).