Nightly News   |  June 14, 2012

Huge asteroid to fly by Earth

A giant asteroid named 2012 LZ1 will shoot by our planet, but astronomers say there's no chance of impact. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> you'll be happy to know an asteroid is whizzing by us tonight the size of a city block , and the good news is, while it will be close in terms of infinite space , astronomers say there's not a chance it'll even nick us. in keeping with the romantic way they have in naming such things, this one is called 2012