The asteroid 2005 YU55 is invisible to the naked eye, a quarter of a mile long across, and if it came in contact with Columbia, it could wipe out a section of the city stretching from Faurot Field to Rock Bridge State Park.
Asteroid to pass between Earth and moon Tuesday evening
Monday, November 7, 2011 | 4:22 p.m. CST;
updated 5:27 p.m. CST, Monday, November 7, 2011
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