No, Asteroid 2003 QQ47 is NOT Going to Hit the Earth Next Week

Well, it took three months, but we have our first notpocalypse of 2014! Twitter, Facebook, and other social media are spreading a story that a large asteroid named 2003 QQ47 might impact the Earth next week, specifically on Mar. 21, 2014. Let me be very clear right away: Nope. It won't. This story is totally wrong! Well, the asteroid does exist, but it won't hit us next week, and in fact can't hit the Earth for at least a century. The truth is the asteroid will safely pass us on Mar. 26 of this ...