to miss us by a cosmic inch, just 17,000 miles. That's closer
than some of our weather satellites. In fact, it's so close
scientists are springing into action and here's abc's nearly
neal karlinsky.... See More to miss us by a cosmic inch, just
17,000 miles. That's closer than some of our weather satellites.
In fact, it's so close scientists are springing into action and
here's abc's nearly neal karlinsky. Reporter: Right now, you're
watching this -- a chunk of space rock big enough to level a
city is heading toward our speeding bullet. The good news --
scientists say it will miss. The scary news -- the 130,000 met
rein ton asteroid called da- 14 -- is the size of half a
football field and it will be much closer than the moon. It will
thread the needle between earth and the roughly 600 satellites
around us, the ones that your cellphone relies on, possibly
smashing one on its way by. But that's while you're thinking all
of that is still a long, long way from all of us way down here,
walking the streets -- you