Huge asteroid headed for close encounter with Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon on Tuesday, giving scientists a rare chance for study without having to go through the time and expense of launching a probe, officials said.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/19d5e1b7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Huge+asteroid+headed+for+close+encounter+with+Earth&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F11%2F04%2Fuk-space-asteroid-idUKTRE7A36FC20111104%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Huge+asteroid+headed+for+close+encounter+with+Earth&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F11%2F04%2Fuk-space-asteroid-idUKTRE7A36FC20111104%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118010238294/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19d5e1b7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118010238294/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19d5e1b7/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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