ASTEROID OVER-HYPE: The internet is abuzz with discussion about asteroid 2014 YB35. Some media outlets are reporting that this kilometer-class space rock will "skim past Earth" for a "terrifying" close encounter on Friday, March 27th. That is a gross exaggeration. At closest approach, 2014 YB35 will be 4.5 million kilometers away, almost a dozen times farther from Earth than the Moon. There is absolutely no danger of a collision, and it's not even close. [3D orbit]
per NASA's www.spaceweather.com