Could an Asteroid Knock the Moon Out of Orbit? - Parade - PARADE

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Could an Asteroid Knock the Moon Out of Orbit? - Parade PARADE Email higgsflam@gmail.com. This morning we got an interesting press release from NASA announcing that an asteroid named 1998 QE2 would fly close enough to Earth for astronomers to study it. It's nine times the size of a cruise ship, though they say it's not named after the famous ocean liner. The NASA scientists say they're excited but not scared because they're sure it will miss us. In reporting the news, a writer at The Verge noted, reassuringly, “The asteroid poses no danger to Earth or the moon.” The moon? and more »