NASA is tracking a large near-Earth asteroid as it passes by the Earth-Moon system on May 31st. Amateur astronomers in the northern hemisphere may be able to see the space rock for themselves during the 1st week of June.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssYnC90U0mM
FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/30may_asteroidflyby/