On February 15 , 2013 , a nearly 60-foot-wide meteor plunged into Earth 's atmosphere and exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk with the force of about 30 nuclear bombs . Asteroid 2014 RC will fly ` ` very close '' to Earth on Sunday . Earth 's not in danger , he says , but the flyby will give us something to study . The asteroid , which is expected to pass over New Zealand , will n't be visible to the naked eye .
Asteroid 2014 RC will fly ` ` very close '' to Earth on Sunday . Earth 's not in danger , he says , but the flyby will give us something to study . The asteroid , which is expected to pass over New Zealand , will n't be visible to the naked eye .