Nuclear-grade asteroid narrowly missed Earth this week

An asteroid about 100 metres in diameter missed the Earth yesterday. The rock, called Asteroid 2019 OK, sped by the planet at 24 kilometres, closer to us than the Moon’s orbit. Had it made contact “it would have hit with over 30 times the energy of the atomic blast at Hiroshima,” said astronomer Alan Duffy.

Man walks backwards around Indonesia

An Indonesia man is walking 500 miles across the country while facing backward to raise awareness of forest preservation. Medi Bastoni is using a rear-view mirror that allows him to keep an eye on his path without turning his head. He hopes to arrive in Jakarta in time for independence day celebrations next month.

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Mule saunters into Israeli airport

There was surprise at an Israeli airport when a stray mule wandered into the terminal. The equine guest strolled into Ben Gurion Airport’s departures hall in Terminal 1, blissfully unaware of the notoriously strict security arrangements at the airport. It will undergo examinations and then be offered for adoption.