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How to Watch Tonight's Asteroid Flyby

Huge near-Earth asteroid 2012 LZ1 is approaching

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 14, 2012 4:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – An unusually large and bright asteroid will fly by Earth tonight, and astronomers believe it will come close enough to be caught on camera, Space.com reports. 2012 LZ1, which was only discovered this week, is between 1,000 and 2,300 feet wide and,...   Read full story »

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