The long await is over today and nothing as feared has happened with the asteroid 2012 BX34. The space rock as seen from the NASA was approximately11 metres in diameter and passed the Earth at a distance of 36,750 miles. The astronomers called it a "bus-sized" and declared it as a very small object to enter the earth's atmosphere and pose some sort of hazard. Even though this is over today, this declaration can be of further help to avoid the asteroids smaller than this into consideration. But due to its closer move, the world suspected a hit from it. In fact its recorded as the 20th closest asteroid, ever. Scientists at NASA's Asteroid Watch tweeted: "Thanks to spotting assistance from pro and amateur astronomy community, we were able to observe 2012 BX34 with the Goldstone DSN radar." References : PhysOrg.com, HeraldScotland
Date: 28-01-2012
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