Originally Posted by NoCarrier

Don't worry.. The asteroid is gone now.. It passed this morning.

http://www.casperstartribune.net/art.../d8ikq4so0.txt

Large Asteroid Zips Harmlessly Past Earth

LOS ANGELES - A large asteroid hurtled harmlessly past the Earth early Monday at a distance of about 269,000 miles _ slightly farther away than the moon..