Weather.com - 1/31/13
Earth is nearing the date of the closest asteroid fly-by ever.
On February 15, asteroid 2012 DA14 will fly on a path that puts it just 17,200 miles from earth, which is closer to Earth than some communication satellites, according to Universe Today.
A NASA diagram shows the asteroid's close trajectory.
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