Tractor-Trailer-Sized Asteroid Zips Between Earth And Moon | Video
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 22:00
in Astronomy & Space
A 42 foot space rock (asteroid 2012 JU) flew about 118,000 miles away from the Earth on May 13, 2012 (about half the distance from Earth to the Moon - 238,855 mi.). This time-lapsed and looped video shows the asteroid's orbit as it passes Earth.