Asteroid on way, not too close for comfort

By Nicky Phillips
Updated January 30 2013 - 5:08pm, first published 4:23pm
Near miss ... an asteroid will break a proximity record when it swings past the earth in February. <i>Image: NASA </i>
Near miss ... an asteroid will break a proximity record when it swings past the earth in February. <i>Image: NASA </i>

An asteroid about half the size of a football field will hurtle past Earth on February 15, NASA scientists report.

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