NASA said it’s nothing to worry about, but Tuesday evening an asteroid a quarter-mile wide zipped by Earth barely 200,000 miles away. That’s closer than the moon. Scientists had been watching it for six years, but said you’ll need at least a six-inch telescope and a good sky chart to spot it.

That was an excerpt from a larger article published by the Associated Press Tuesday.  Looking at the image NASA released, it’s easy to see why many folks weren’t worried about the projectile.

 Another picture sent in by a newspotter paints a much differnt scenario of what could have happened.

Picture taken from a Dish Network satellite.

 I’m glad the rock sailed on by but it definitely got me thinking!

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