You almost certainly missed it - and luckily it missed you - but an asteroid has come within 8,700 miles of hitting the Earth.
Astronomers spotted the object only 15 hours before its closest approach to our planet last Friday. Full story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226672/Asteroid-scrapes-past-Earth-just-8-700miles-away--15-hours-warning.html
* Asteroid explosion over Indonesia raises fears about Earth's defences:
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2009/10/asteroid-explosion-over-indonesia.html
