Nightly News   |  November 04, 2011

Asteroid to pass earth closer than the moon

It’s as big as an aircraft carrier and it’s coming our way: an asteroid is going to pass closer to the earth than the moon is. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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B. WILLIAMS: It's as big as an aircraft carrier, and it's coming our way. And now the asteroid YU-55 is close enough to get a picture of. But it's going to pass closer to the earth than the moon is, closer than anything has come since 1975 . Scientists promise it won't make impact, though it's always good to have your affairs in