...asteroid (54509) will pass by earth on July 25th, 2004. And it will pass by earth at nearly the same earth distance for at least the next two
years. It will rendezvous with earth at almost exactly the same place on the earth's orbital plane...
www.rense.com...
It think these things have always been around, but improved tech is now taking better notice. The article has a link to an animation that may
interesting to some folks.