Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Two small asteroids zipped close by Earth in back-to-back flybys of the planet Monday (May 28) and Tuesday.
While both space rocks came well within the moon's orbit, they posed no danger to our planet, NASA scientists say.The newfound asteroid 2012 KP24 zoomed by Earth Monday (May 28), coming within 32,000 miles (51,000 kilometers) on its closest approach, according to astronomers at NASA's Asteroid Watch at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif."We'll have a close but very safe pass of asteroid 2012 KP24 May 28," scientists with NASA's Asteroid Watch program assured via Twitter.Asteroid Watch is part of the Near-Earth Object Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The NEO office oversees the agency's efforts to detect, track and characterize potentially dangerous asteroids or comets that could zoom close to Earth.The recently discovered asteroid 2012 KP24 measures approximately 69 feet (21 meters) across and did not pose any threat to Earth d...Two astronauts drifting 220 miles above the blue and white blob of planet Earth Monday collected an unusual souvenir: a bottle full of space.Spacewalkers Stephen Bow...
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