Huge asteroid headed this way An asteroid its name Asteroid 2005 YU55 the size of an aircraft carrier is expected to narrowly miss the Earth next week. it’s expected to fly by asteroid earth Nov. 8 The event is expected to give NASA a chance to learn more about the kind of asteroids Asteroid c-type that likely delivered life to Earth, the agency says. Mark your calendars for an impressive and upcoming flyby of an asteroid that’s one of the larger potentially perilous space rocks in the heavens – in terms of smacking the Earth in the future. It’s the case of asteroid 2005 YU55 , a round mini-world that is about 1,300 feet (400 meters) in diameter. In early November, this asteroid will approach Earth within a scant 0.85 lunar distances. Due the object’s size and whisking by so close to Earth, an extensive campaign of radar, visual and infrared observations are being planned. Asteroid 2005 YU55 was discovered by Spacewatch at the University of Arizona, Tucson’s Lunar and Planetary Lab...