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Climate and Science => Space, Science and Nature => Topic started by: Mark on May 19, 2013, 08:11:18 AM

Title: Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
Post by: Mark on May 19, 2013, 08:11:18 AM

May 18, 2013 – SPACE – It’s 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue. If it impacted Earth, it would probably result in global extinction. Good thing it is just making a flyby. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest pass to Earth on May 31 at 1:59 p.m.

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-asteroid-1998-qe2-20130516,0,548201.story