Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by

[TRF_Cymro]

An asteroid hurtled past the Earth on Friday in something of a cosmic near-miss, making its closest approach at about 1600 GMT.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16756450
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[Feicarsinn]

This happens pretty much all the time. It's always a bit of a shock when you see how close they come, but the odds of one hitting are incredibly slim.