Huge Space Rock 2005 YU55 Sneaks Within Moon's Distance (Infographic)

by Karl Tate

Date: 04 November 2011 Time: 01:29 PM ET

FOLLOW US

SHARE

Despite making an unusually close pass by the Earth, asteroid 2005 YU55 poses no threat of impact with our planet.

Embed: Paste the code below into your site.

SHARE

More Infographics

Infographic look at the space closet for the International Space Station

Space Closet for the International Space Station (Infographic)

Space.com offers insight into the Orbital Sciences Taurus 2 rocket and Cygnus Spacecraft to launch in 2011.

Taurus 2 Rocket and Cygnus Spacecraft

Inside Gas Giant Saturn

MORE INFOGRAPHICS

TWITTER ACTIVITY

Facebook Activity

FACEBOOK ACTIVITY