Sunday, June 8, 2014

'Beast' Asteroid To Fly By Earth June 8 - "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid"

Imagine that! There's a massive asteroid and it goes by the name of 'The Beast' ):...and it is marked 'hazardous'.

 A huge asteroid nicknamed "The Beast" is set to fly by Earth on Sunday, June 8, shortly before 2 a.m. EDT at a distance of three lunar lengths, at least 716,500 miles from Earth.

Asteroid 2014 HQ124 was first spotted by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer on April 23. Researchers estimate that the mammoth space rock measures about 1,083 feet in diameter.

Based on its size and the distance at which it will near Earth, 2014 HQ124 has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid."

Well, if its not the Economy, it'll be 'The Beast'



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