This morning an asteroid came very close to earth. Well perhaps that's an exaggeration, but it was closer than the moon (about 3/5 of the distance to the moon), which is pretty close when you consider all of space.
What makes it even more unusual is that this afternoon, another asteroid will come even closer. At about 5:00 pm an asteroid will pass Earth about 1/5 the distance to the moon.
Scientists are constantly monitoring the skies for Earth-threatening objects. About 50 million near space objects fly by each year. That really keeps the scientists on their toes as they plan what to do if a large object were to be on path to hit the Earth.
Keep looking up and let me know if you see something coming down!
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