"Potentially Hazardous" Asteroid Passing Earth Today

(Editor's note: This article was written Tuesday Dec. 11 2012. Asteroid 4179 Toutatis passed earth at that time and isn't expected to make another 'near earth' appearance until 2069)

With all the talk of the it's easy to forget that today, there's going to be another visitor to our galaxy.

Near-earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis will hurtle past earth at a mere 7 million kilometers away. While there is no chance that it's presence will affect earth, the internet is filled with search queries for asteroid collisions. Toutatis is classified as a "potentially hazardous" object due to its frequency and proximity to earth. 

All the talk about the "end" of the Mayan calendar Dec. 21 isn't helping. One Penn State-Lehigh Valley professor thinks the prepper phenomenon is a cult. 

But if you're not too worried and are interested in seeing the show, check out the live feed broadcast on the Slooh space camera feed. 

You can watch both broadcasts here:http://bit.ly/12jrtgj.

The feed will go live once at 3pm EST today and again at 10pm EST tonight.