Large Asteroid To Pass Close By Earth

IRON AND ICE

Chart showing the orbital parth of Asteroid 2004 XP14

by Staff Writers
Los Angeles (SPX) Jul 03, 2006
An asteroid with the power to wipe out a small country will miss the Earth on Monday. Asteroid 2004 XP14 is nearly half a mile wide and was discovered in December 2004. It is in the "Apollo" class of asteroids, which are those that cross orbits with Earth.

Initial speculation by some scientists predicted the possibility of impact with Earth later this century, but that conclusion has now been ruled out.

When the asteroid passes Earth, it will be some 268,624 miles away, just slightly further away than the average distance of the Moon from Earth. A telescope will be required to view the asteroid, which will pass at 04:25 UTC time.

Related Links
Near Earth Asteroids at JPL

IRON AND ICE

Corkscrew Asteroid About To Leave The Local Earth Neighborhood

Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 12, 2006
News flash: Earth has a "second moon." Asteroid 2003 YN107 is looping around our planet once a year. Measuring only 20 meters across, the asteroid is too small to see with the unaided eye - but it is there.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT FEMA Reform Plans Pick Up Pace Hopes High For Wireless In Global Aid Saving New York From A Major Hurricane Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Up And Running	CLIMATE SCIENCE Catastrophic Lake Burst Chills Climate Tropical Ice Cores Shows Two Abrupt Global Climate Shifts US Court To Rule On Pivotal Case On Global Warming President Bush Says Climate Change Is A Serious Problem
EARTH OBSERVATION ESA Donates Envisat Global Images To UN France Offers Alternative To Google Earth Ball Aerospace To Provide Two Cameras For Glory Mission GlobeXplorer Adds 200th City To CitySphere International Datebase	ENERGY TECH Environmental Fury Over US Bill To Expand Oil And Gas Drilling Germany Now Has Two Energy Plans First Global Lighting Study Is Released Pentagon Sued For Blocking New Wind Power Plants
EPIDEMICS Effects Of Avian Flu Pandemic Disasterous New Theories On The Growing Worldwide Obesity Pandemic US Capital First To Try To Test Entire City For HIV US Not Prepared For Pandemics Says New Warning	FLORA AND FAUNA Rockfish Thrive With Offshore Platforms As Their Home Base How Cooperation Can Evolve in a Cheater's World Museum Of Natural History Finds Baby Ice Age Sloth Scientists Investigate Giant Algae Bloom Off Canadian West Coast
FROTH AND BUBBLE German Tourists Burned While Hunting For Amber Landfills And Chemical Weapon Debris A Good Match China Ratifies International Convention On Oceanic Pollution ADB Approves Loan To Clean Up Most Polluted River In China	ABOUT US The Allure Of Medical Tourism Big Brother Eyes Encourage Honesty Researchers Seek A Balm For Aging World Slums Set For Huge Growth

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement