Asteroid 2012 DA 14's Near Miss

Look out...here come's an asteroid!

Today's animated Google Doodle is dedicated to the asteroid DA 14 which will pass closer to the Earth than any other known asteroid in history.

It is passing so close to the Earth, in fact, that it will be closer than the Moon or the geosynchronous satellites which orbit the Earth for communication and weather forecasting purposes.

Although we will not be able to see the asteroid in the United States, it will be visible with binoculars in the United Kingdom and east of the UK.

Today's Doodle has a Valentine theme while celebrating George Ferris' amazing invention:

The Ferris Wheel

Try Out This Interactive Doodle!

What Valentine matches will you make?

Tech Tip Tuesday: A Google A Day

For today's Tech Tip Tuesday, we'll try out Google's fun way to help its users develop better internet search skills!

Want to learn how to search effectively and efficiently in Google?

Google has started A Google A Day as a fun way to learn the best way to search for information on Google!

The Official Google Blog describes it as "A Trivia Game Where Google is Allowed!"

Special Note from Google's Official Blog:
"To prevent spoilers from appearing as you search the web, look for the answers on agoogleaday.com instead of regular google.com—we’ve made a special version of Google that excludes real-time updates and other things that are likely to include spoilers as people post the answers to the puzzle online."