http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged within 12 en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:19:27 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/asteroid-passes-within-12000km-of-earth/ If you blinked, you may have missed it - but stargazers caught a glimpse of a bus-sized asteroid zooming past the Earth this morning. The asteroid, which passed within 12,000km of Earth, is a timely reminder there is more to our environment than meets the eye, astronomers say. The 2011 MD asteroid, which is about the size of two buses, passed over Australia about 4am (AEST). Experts said last week there was no chance of impact and Fred Watson fr... ]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:13:55 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/asteroid-passes-within-12000km-of-earth/