November 4th, 2011 at 11:31PM
A quarter-mile size asteroid is heading directly towards earth, and is expected to pass within 0.85 the distance between the moon and the Earth at 5:28 p.m. CST on Tuesday. In unrelated news, a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System — which enables the president to address the public during emergencies — is set for 1 p.m. CST. It will be conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission. Animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech

A quarter-mile size asteroid is heading directly towards earth, and is expected to pass within 0.85 the distance between the moon and the Earth at 5:28 p.m. CST on Tuesday.

In unrelated news, a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System — which enables the president to address the public during emergencies — is set for 1 p.m. CST. It will be conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission.

Animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech


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