For the second time in just three weeks, an asteroid the size of a house will pass between the Earth and the Moon just days after its discovery, causing consternation across the globe. Asteroid 2017 BX make its close approach just before midnight Eastern on Tuesday night. Just a few hours before, Slooh point their telescopes in the Canary Islands toward the skies to catch a glimpse of the asteroid as it approaches.
Rerun, or NEA 2017 BX, was first discovered on January 20th. It is between 13-46 feet in diameter, is moving at a relative velocity of 16,600 miles per hour, and make its closest approach to the Earth at 4:54 UTC on January 25th (11:54 EST, January 24th). At the time of its closest approach, Rerun will be only 162,252 miles away, 30% closer than the moon. Click NEXT to see video…
