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Mountain-Size Asteroid Flies By Earth

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A huge asteroid will become the largest space rock of its kind to pass closest to Earth until 2027
today (Jan. 26) when it zooms safely by Earth beyond the orbit of the moon. You can see the
space rock's flyby live online.
The mountain-size asteroid 2004 BL86 will star in a live webcast at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT)
by the online Slooh observatory and may even be visible to observers with binoculars or a small
telescope because of its significant size about a third of a mile wide. At its closest approach,
the asteroid will be about 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) from Earth and poses no danger
of hitting our planet, according to NASA scientists.
The Slooh webcast will be available free on Slooh.com. It will feature live commentary from
NASA near-Earth object expert Paul Chodas and NASA research scientist Lance Benner, and be
hosted by Will Gater and Slooh astronomer Bob Berman. You can also watch the asteroid 2004
BL86 flyby on Space.com, courtesy of Slooh. [Photos: Potentially Dangerous Asteroids]
"We have some really heavy hitters with this," Berman said, referencing special guest Paul
Chodas, manager of JPL's Near-Earth Object Program Office. "I'm really proud of this one. This
is going to be a show where you get it from the horse's mouth."
At 2:30 p.m. EST (1930 GMT), the Italy-based Virtual Telescope Project will offer a second
webcast of the asteroid at: http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/.

Asteroid 2004 BL86: How to see it

At its peak brightness, the asteroid 2004 BL86 is expected to reach magnitude +9, which is a
little dimmer than the planet Neptune and much brighter than the dwarf planet Pluto. This means
that the asteroid will not be visible to the naked eye, but is definitely within reach to observers
with binoculars or a small 3- or 4-inch telescope who know when and where to look, according
to skywatching alert from Sky & Telescope Magazine.

Kate Hudson reveals derriere at Versace, Portman hits Dior

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story.
Associated Press

NASA craft set to beam home close-ups of Pluto

Nine years after leaving Earth, the New Horizons spacecraft is at last drawing close to Pluto and
on Sunday was expected to start shooting photographs of the dwarf planet. The first mission to
Pluto began in January 2006 when an Atlas V rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida
and hauled
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Great blizzard of 1888 changes NYC (12 photos)

The Great Blizzard of 1888 was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in the history of the
United States. Snowfalls of 2060 inches fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts,
and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour produced snowdrifts in
excess of 50 feet.
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Texas teen charged with drowning two-month-old baby girl

A 14-year-old Dallas girl was charged with capital murder for drowning a 2-month-old girl on
Monday, police said. Investigators initially believed the infant and the teenager were related but
later said the suspect is the daughter of a family friend, who had been caring for the baby while
the
Reuters

China officials dine on endangered salamander: reports

Chinese officials feasted on a critically endangered giant salamander and turned violent when
journalists photographed the luxury banquet, according to media reports Tuesday on the event

which appeared to flout Beijing's austerity campaign. The 28 diners included senior police
officials from the
AFP

Sheriff: Bodies found near vehicle of missing Ga. couple

McRAE, Ga. (AP) The car belonging to a Georgia couple who were reported missing after
traveling to meet a person claiming to sell a classic auto has been found in a lake and two bodies
were found nearby, authorities said Monday.
Associated Press

Millions of GMO insects could be released in Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the
Florida Keys if British researchers win approval to use the bugs against two extremely painful
viral diseases.
Associated Press

Bodies, Vehicle Found in Georgia Search for Missing Craigslist Car Couple
A suspect has turned himself in to authorities investigating the disappearance of a Georgia couple
who vanished last week while going to meet someone to buy a vintage car
ABC News

Boeing, SpaceX will beat Russia on price for astronaut rides

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) NASA expects to save millions of dollars sending astronauts
to the International Space Station, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of
years.
Associated Press

Court papers: Mom says she stabbed kids to keep them quiet

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) A Washington state woman accused of stabbing her three small
children told detectives she cut the children's throats with a kitchen knife to keep them quiet for
her soldier husband, a prosecutor said Monday.
Associated Press

Severe La Nina weather events in Pacific may double due to warming

By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Extreme "La Nina" weather events that cool the Pacific
Ocean and can disrupt weather worldwide will paradoxically happen almost twice as often in a
warming world, an international team of scientists said on Monday. Severe La Ninas, linked to
both floods and
Reuters

Fidel Castro: 'I don't trust the US, nor have I spoken with them'
Fidel Castro does not "trust the US, nor have I spoken with them," the revolutionary icon, 88,
said in a letter attributed to him and read out on state television Monday. "That does not represent
-- far from it -- a rejection of peacefully settling conflicts," said the letter, a week after
AFP

Mom on trial accused of killing 5-year-old with salt

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) A confounding and heartbreaking murder case alleging that a
mother purposely poisoned her 5-year-old son with salt and documented his decline on social
media began Monday in the New York suburbs.
Associated Press

Connecticut governor orders travel ban, ban now underway

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy ordered a travel ban on highways and issued a state of
emergency Monday in response to the winter storm expected to dump 20 to 30 inches of snow in
much of Connecticut.
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Colombia's Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title

Colombia's Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe, beating out contenders from the United
States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands at the world's top beauty pageant in Florida. The
22-year-old model and business student triumphed over 87 other women from around the world,
and is only the second
AFP

Cops: Ex-Fox producer kills himself outside NYC headquarters

NEW YORK (AP) A former employee of a Fox television station in Texas shot himself to
death outside the company's New York headquarters Monday, shortly after handing out fliers
saying the company had ended his career, police said.
Associated Press

Melissa Rivers files lawsuit in mother Joan Rivers' death

NEW YORK (AP) While Joan Rivers lay sedated in a Manhattan clinic, her doctors
performed unauthorized medical procedures, snapped a selfie with the comedian and failed to act
as her vital signs deteriorated, according to a malpractice lawsuit filed Monday by her daughter,
Melissa.
Associated Press

AirAsia crash report won't include black box data: investigator

A preliminary report into last month's crash of an AirAsia passenger jet that killed 162 people
will not include an analysis of the black box flight recorders, an Indonesian investigator said on
Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Committee will submit its initial findings this week
to the
Reuters

First beheading under new Saudi king stirs attention

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a man convicted of raping
several girls in a case that has captured the kingdom's attention and marks the first beheading
carried out under the newly enthroned King Salman.
Associated Press

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