Asteroids, Comets, Are Oh, So Near!

NASA reported today that Asteroid 2000 VA, ~7 meters in size, passed at just 14,100 km (8,761 miles) from Earth’s surface today 11/6 at approx 2:30 PM Pacific Time.

Today's (Nov 6) flyby of asteroid 2009 VA is the third closest on record! At its closest approach asteroid 2009 VA was about 8700 miles above the Earth's surface.

"While 2009 VA came close, keep in mind stony asteroids less than 25 meters diameter wouldn't be expected to cause ground damage." 

Whew! That was close! The world lives another day!