Jun 25, 2011 · This NASA plot shows the orbit of the near-Earth asteroid 2011 MD (blue line) overlaid on the Earth's orbit (white line). The two objects intersect at ...

Jun 24, 2011 · PASADENA, Calif. - NASA says a newly discovered asteroid will have a close encounter with Earth on Monday, but there's no need to worry. The …

Jun 24, 2011 · PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA says a newly discovered asteroid will have a close encounter with Earth on Monday, but there's no need to worry. The …

Jun 27, 2011 · A newly discovered house-sized asteroid will miss the Earth by less than 17,700 km (11,000 miles) on Monday June 27, 2011. That’s about 23 …

An asteroid designated 2011 MD will safely pass Earth in the early morning hours.

As these visualizations show, asteroid 2011 MD does battle with the Earth's gravitational field... and loses.

Asteroid 2011 CQ1 set a new record when it passed close by Earth this month. The Feb. 4 asteroid flyby changed the orbit of Asteroid 2011C CQ1 forever.

The near-Earth asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 7,500 miles above the Earth's surface on Monday. This diagram produced by NASA indicates that 2011 MD will reach …

Near-Earth asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) above the Earth's surface on Monday June 27 at about 9:30 EDT. The asteroid was …

Bend it Like Beckham! Small Asteroid to Whip Past Earth on June 27, 2011 Don Yeomans & Paul Chodas NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office