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Rambling asteroid to pass close in '27

Space rock won't hit Earth, astronomers say

BY SETH BORENSTEIN
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON -- In the cosmic equivalent of a bullet whizzing by
Earth's ear, a half-mile-wide asteroid looks as though it will
come closer to smashing into our planet than any other space rock
astronomers have tracked.

After computing a new path for the dangerous rock, NASA scientists
and other astronomers determined this week that the asteroid will
come close to -- but definitely not hit -- Earth on Aug. 7, 2027.

Full story here:

http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/nation/docs/asteroid21.htm

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