(image found on inquisitr)
Now, don't panic everyone with this news blurb. An Asteroid (designated 2009 DD45) will be passing by the earth as close as 40,000 miles on March 2nd at 13:44 Universal Time. This object will be visible from areas of Japan, Hawaii, and the East Coast of Australia by telescope. So the rest of us will need to look for footage of it on YouTube to catch a glimpse.
The size of the Asteroid is estimated at about 100 feet across. Scientists believe that even if it was closer and ended up penetrating our atmosphere it would simply just burn up. So no need to worry about it.
But, the bad news for comet watchers is that the point of closest approach occurs over the Pacific somewhere west of Tahiti, although the comet should be visible from Hawaii, Japan and the East Coast of Australia with a telescope.
Don’t panic: Asteroid to pass within 40,000 miles of Earth (inquisitr)
Nearby Asteroid To Zoom By Earth (kfoxtv)
Look up in the sky! 2009 DD45 is flying by! (itwire)
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