Massive asteroid speeding past earth is visible to the naked eye

[mfcorey1]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/massive-asteroid-speeding-past-earth-is-visible-to-the-naked-eye/vi-AAziMJi?ocid=mailsignout

[lapucelle]

1. Very cool story.

Thanks for sharing. This is my favorite sky-watching site: Debra Byrd Earth Sky News.

http://earthsky.org/space/earthsky-news-with-deborah-byrd-dec-2-2015

[mfcorey1]

2. You're welcome. My grandkids love to keep us with astronomical phenomenas.

[lapucelle]

4. I woke up my kids and pulled them out of bed

to see Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. One of them one wound up majoring in planetary sciences, so you never know what interest you're sparking.

[Faux pas]

3. The video won't load, the effing commercial

worked fine.

If it hits us, that's one way to end the era of the shit stain in chief.

[lapucelle]

5. Today is World Asteroid Day.

Asteroid Day 2018 is June 30
By Eleanor Imster in Human World | Space | June 28, 2018

The 4th annual Asteroid Day is Saturday. What’s in store? Science, adventure and a 48-hour live webcast! How to participate.

http://earthsky.org/space/international-asteroid-day-june-30?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=4861fcf83b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-4861fcf83b-394789169