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    Asteroid Will Pass Between The Earth And The Moon Tuesday (Don't Panic)

    First spotted in 2010, a space rock is zooming toward Earth, making a close pass on Tuesday that will see it fly safely by — about halfway between our planet and the moon.
    by Bill Chappell May 15, 2018 2 minutes
    The orbit of the Earth (blue line) and its near-intersection with Asteroid 2010 WC9 (in white) is seen in this diagram by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

    Asteroid 2010 WC9 was lost, then it was found — and now the small space rock that's hundreds of feet wide is zooming toward Earth, making a close but safe pass on Tuesday that will see it fly roughly halfway between our planet

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