Asteroid 2012 TC4 Whisked Past Earth By About 27,300 miles—A Bit Above The Distance of Earth’s Orbiting Satellites. Scientists Are Speculating That The Next Visit In 2079 Could See It Impacting Earth, But With No Extinction-Like Consequences Like The Type That Is Said To Have Killed The Dinosaurs.
Asteroid that just buzzed Earth may not miss on future visit – CBS NewsAsteroid 2012 TC4 doesn’t have a very memorable name, but it might leave quite an impression years from now