Huge asteroid shoots past Earth at record close distance - and astronomers MISSED IT AN ASTEROID the size of a football pitch zipped past Earth and astronomers had no idea it was coming sparking fears Earth is unprepared for a huge space rock hitting the planet. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Trilobites: What Moves Gravel-Size Gypsum Crystals Around the Desert?Do these ancient carvings show a comet strike hit earth in 10950 BC and began an ice age?Facebook to design technology that allows you to TYPE with your BRAINOut There: Cassini’s Grand Finale: A Dive Between Saturn and Its RingsNASA finds ‘BEATING’ black hole at centre of distant galaxyThe Planet Can't Stand This Presidency