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12.12.12 – A close encounter with an asteroid

An image of Asteroid 4179 Toutatis taken on Nov. 26, 1996. (Steve Ostro/JPL/NASA) 'Hazardous' asteroid flies by Earth this week (12.12.12) A five-kilometre wide asteroid is zipping past Earth this week, giving stargazers a show and doomsayers a bit of a scare. The hunk of rock, dubbed 4179 Toutatis, made its closest approach during the early hours of Wednesday morning, … [Read more...]

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