Huge Asteroid ‘2004 BL86′ Expected To Pass Near Earth TODAY

A massive asteroid, called 2004 BL86, and the size of five football fields, is expected to pass safely near Earth TODAY. You won't be able to see it with the naked eye, but it can be seen with a small telescope or strong binoculars. That, in my opinion, is WAY too close!

According to NASA, the asteroid, designated 2004 BL86, will pass about three times the distance of Earth to the moon, or 745,000 miles, on Monday at approximately 11:19 ET.

From NASA -

“Monday, January 26 will be the closest asteroid 2004 BL86 will get to Earth for at least the next 200 years,” said Don Yeomans, manager of NASA’s Near Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. “And while it poses no threat to Earth for the foreseeable future, it’s a relatively close approach by a relatively large asteroid, so it provides us a unique opportunity to observe and learn more.”