This graphic is an illustration of how the asteroid 2012 DA14 will fly between Earth and the constellation of geosynchronous satellites on Feb. 15, 2013, when the asteroid flies within 17,200 ...

The asteroid 2012 DA14 will fly extremely close to Earth on Friday, Feb. 15, but poses no risk of impacting our planet. It may, however, be visible in backyard telescopes if you know when and ...

While there is no chance that asteroid 2012 DA14 will hit Earth this Friday, the asteroid's flyby is history-making for several other reasons. Using intricate mapping techniques, researchers have ...

Asteroid 2012 DA14’s flyby will provide backyard astronomers in Europe, Asia and Australia with a wonderful opportunity to spot the faint reflected sunlight of this interplanetary interloper.

Asteroid 2012 DA14 to come within 17,200 miles of Earth Feb. 15. Feb. 6, 2013 — -- It begins to get on your nerves. Every now and then -- a few times a year, depending on what you count -- an ...

It may sound unsettling to hear that a potential killer known as asteroid 2012 DA14 will be coming closer to Earth than telecommunication satellites on Feb. 15, but don't panic: Earth's ...

Asteroid 2012 DA14 is about 40 meters (131 ft) in size, has a mass of 130,000 tons, is traveling relative to the Earth at a speed of some 6.3 km/s (14,100 mph) ... and will miss us by less than ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid, known as 2012 DA14, will pass within 17,200 miles of Earth’s surface Friday, which is closer than most GPS and television satellites. The space rock ...

It is called 2012 DA 14, and it will come scarily ... wiping out a thousand miles of tundra. Imagine if an asteroid the size of DA14 were to hit an urban area like San Francisco or Chicago or ...

Asteroid 2012 DA14 has made its closest pass of Earth, just a scant 17,200 miles from our surface, and now astronomers are watching it recede harmlessly into the cosmos. You can watch it ...

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