Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth, Comes Closer Than the Moon
Saturday, May 3, 2014 - 08:00
in Astronomy & Space
A small asteroid about the size of a city bus zipped by Earth at a range closer than the moon early Saturday (May 3), but posed no threat to our planet. The newly discovered asteroid 2014 HL129 came within 186,000 miles (299,338 kilometers) of Earth