Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth

World Feb. 16, 2013 - 07:20AM JST ( 11 )

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SerranoFeb. 16, 2013 - 07:41AM JST

Whew! Bruce Willis didn't have to blast off on a space shuttle with the wrong stuff to drill a hole in it, drop a nuke in it and blow it apart!
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badsey3Feb. 16, 2013 - 07:56AM JST

A closely tracked asteroid, about 45 meters wide, whizzed safely past Earth on Friday, the same day a much smaller, previously undetected meteor hit Russia, injuring nearly 1,000 people.

I wonder which one is more important? Talk about clueless.
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MocheakeFeb. 16, 2013 - 09:55AM JST

Sure glad the asteroid is safe. I was really worried about whether it would be alright.
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fivegogo2003@yahoo.comFeb. 16, 2013 - 10:08AM JST

We're in for a new round of asteroids and meteors hitting us...
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wipeoutFeb. 16, 2013 - 11:46AM JST

I wonder which one is more important? Talk about clueless.

Who's clueless, in your opinion? And why would you imagine that every object approaching Earth should be trackable? That suggests a serious lack of understanding about the size of space, and the impossibility of covering all of it, all the time..
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Vernie JefferiesFeb. 16, 2013 - 01:29PM JST

I am not sure it went by safely. Some people in Russia may not totally agree with that.
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Elbuda MexicanoFeb. 16, 2013 - 01:35PM JST

Poor Russia!! But they are the largest country in land size on the face of the earth so the odds of something Russia vs Switzerland ??
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lucabrasiFeb. 16, 2013 - 03:01PM JST

@Vernie

The Russian asteroid was entirely unconnected, travelling in the opposite direction. Just a coincidence.
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Elbuda MexicanoFeb. 16, 2013 - 03:12PM JST

Lucabrasi, I did not know that, can you provide some links?? Not that I do not believe you but would like to read up on these crazy meteors falling out of the sky, you know they may just kind of ruin your day, life??
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lucabrasiFeb. 16, 2013 - 03:31PM JST

@Elbuda

I'm on my mobile so difficult to give a proper link, but this from an article in www.guardian.co.uk

"Scientists, along with NASA, have insisted that the meteor was nothing to do with the asteroid, since they appeared to be travelling in opposite directions."
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badsey3Feb. 16, 2013 - 09:00PM JST

Who's clueless, in your opinion? **And why would you imagine that every object approaching Earth should be trackable? **That suggests a serious lack of understanding about the size of space, and the impossibility of covering all of it, all the time..

Telescopes only work when the earth is dark -otherwise they would have seen and tracked it. Could be that everyone with a telescope was primarily on 2012 DA 14.

Asteroid (rock in space orbiting the sun) --> Meteor (rock in earth atmosphere) --> Meteorite (rock or parts that did not get vaporized in the Earths atmosphere and made it to ground safely)