NASA Mocks Asteroid

by Alex Balk January 27, 2012

Busy week. Asteroid 2012 BX34 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 27. Distance: 36,750 miles (59,044 km) or about .17 lunar distance.

— Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) January 26, 2012

Asteroid 2012 BX34 is small, ~11 meters/37 ft diameter. It wouldn’t get through our atmosphere intact even if it dared to try.

— Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) January 26, 2012

That’s right, asteroid, we dare you. Eeesh.