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

by Karl Tate, SPACE.com Infographics Artist | November 04, 2011 01:29pm ET

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

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