By MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday – the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years.
But scientists say not to worry. It won’t hit.
“We’re extremely confident, 100 percent confident, that this is not a threat,” said the manager of NASA’s Near Earth Object Program, Don Yeomans. “But it is an opportunity.”