Asteroid Will Pass Between The Earth And Sun Tuesday (Don’t Panic)

The orbit of the Earth (blue line) and its near-intersection with Asteroid 2010 WC9 (in white) is seen in this diagram by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

First spotted in 2010, a space rock is zooming toward Earth, making a close pass on Tuesday that will see it fly safely by – about halfway between our planet and the moon.

(Image credit: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory)