NASA says Potentially HAZARDOUS ASTEROID!! 1/2 Mile Wide HEADED!! TOWARDS EARTH

NASA says Potentially HAZARDOUS ASTEROID!! 1/2 Mile Wide HEADED!! TOWARDS EARTH


Time Science & Space
http://science.time.com/2014/01/09/na...
A NASA spacecraft has spotted a “potentially hazardous” asteroid nearly half a mile wide barreling in the general direction of Earth. The asteroid, named “2013 YP139″, is very dark, 0.4 miles across, and could come almost as close to the Earth as our moon, based on current projections. The rock has earned NASA’s “potentially hazardous” distinction due to its size and projected flight path. Read more: NASA Finds New Asteroid Headed in Our Direction | TIME.com http://science.time.com/2014/01/09/nasa-finds-new-asteroid-headed-in-our-direction/#ixzz2qPNJYmaY