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HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - The Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting along Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg that resulted in the wounding of a tractor-trailer driver. The shooting took placeMore >>
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PARIS (AP) -- A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recentMore >>
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LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London street thatMore >>
LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London street thatMore >>
(ABC News)--Asteroid 2012 DA14
makes its closest approach to Earth at 2:25 p.m. ET Friday, and the
world's astronomers have been on the lookout for it.
These pictures (see attached) were taken when the asteroid was still about 465,000
miles away from us. Most of the dots in these very enlarged images are
stars in the distant background; the asteroid stands out because it is
moving in front of them. NASA says the animation was created by
astronomers at the Remanzacco Observatory in Italy.
The asteroid is on a gently curving path that will take it from south
to north, best seen Friday from Asia, Australia and parts of Europe.
It will conveniently be passing over the night side of Earth (the
Eastern hemisphere; the U.S. will be in daylight) when it's closest.
Bob Berman, an astronomer who writes a column for Astronomy magazine and also works with Slooh.com,
a space website, said the asteroid will still be a dot, slightly too
dim to be seen with the naked eye, when it comes closest — about 17,220
miles away — on Friday. Like most scientists, he's not worried about
this one, though it's a useful reminder that the Earth does get hit by
asteroids every now and then.
