Friday, May 31, 2013

1998 QE2 asteroid passes by Earth from safe distance - abc7.com

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1998 QE2 asteroid passes by Earth from safe distance
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The asteroid is believed to be about 1.7 miles in diameter, or about nine Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ships, which the asteroid is not named after. 1998 QE2 is just a scientific tag for the huge space rock, which NASA scientists say rotates every 5.3 hours. If 1998 ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online - NBCNews.com (blog)

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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online
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Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday — generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary. The 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-kilometer-wide) near-Earth asteroid won't ...

Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live - Space.com

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Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live
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A huge asteroid is set to cruise by Earth Friday afternoon (May 31), making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers) of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT) ...

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Close call (well, 3.6m miles) as massive asteroid passes Earth - The Times (subscription)

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Close call (well, 3.6m miles) as massive asteroid passes Earth
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An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship made its closest approach to Earth last night and as it loomed into focus, astronomers revealed that it was not alone. Unusually for an asteroid, the 1998 QE2, as it is known, has its own moon. Nasa announced ...

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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance
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It's believed to be about 1.7 miles long, or about nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. But that has nothing to do with its name. The letters and number in the name represent the timing and sequence of the asteroid's discovery in 1998.

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Asteroid NOT named for ocean liner zips by this p.m. - Examiner.com

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Asteroid NOT named for ocean liner zips by this p.m.
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Sky spy David Dickinson, an Earth science teacher, writer, and backyard astronomer from Tampa Bay, Florida, gives details on where and how to find 1998 QE2 on the Universe Today website. Earth-crossing asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon ... Some reports have erroneously indicated that the main asteroid was named after the Cunard Line's massive ocean liner, Queen Elizabeth II, sister ship of the Queen Mary, which now lies at permanent anchor in Long Beach, California. In fact, according to Cosmiclog at NBC ...

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Large asteroid, with small moon in tow, to fly by Earth - Chicago Tribune

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Large asteroid, with small moon in tow, to fly by Earth
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Asteroid 1998 QE2 - which is not named for the United Kingdom's monarch - is about 1.7 miles in diameter, about nine times as long as the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner. Related; NASA image of the first radar images of asteroid 1998 QE2. It is far bigger than ...

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QE2 Asteroid Live Stream: Watch It Fly By Earth Dragging Its Own Moon [VIDEO] - iScienceTimes.com

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QE2 Asteroid Live Stream: Watch It Fly By Earth Dragging Its Own Moon [VIDEO]
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The moon is twice as big as a cruise ship, making it comparatively small next to asteroid 1998 QE2--which is as big as nine cruise ships. That's 1.7 miles long. There is no danger of the QE2 asteroid hitting Earth, scientists say. QE2 will not come any closer ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 will zoom past Earth as you head home today - WRCB-TV

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 will zoom past Earth as you head home today
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(NBC) - Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday — generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary. The 1.7-mile-wide near-Earth asteroid won't pose any threat ...

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HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon! - KNDO/KNDU

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HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon!
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The larger 1.7 mile-wide rock named Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be the closest to Earth on Friday at 4:59 p.m. EDT. Don't worry, though. It will still be 3.6 ... The huge asteroid 1998 QE2 is the size of nine cruise ships, about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) across, NASA scientists say. While the asteroid makes its closest ... Tempting as the connection may be, the space rock's name is not a nod to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous 12-deck ocean liner that was retired from service in 2008. But to give a sense of the ...

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HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon! - HydroInsider.com

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HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon!
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The larger 1.7 mile-wide rock named Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be the closest to Earth on Friday at 4:59 p.m. EDT. Don't worry, though. It will still be 3.6 ... The huge asteroid 1998 QE2 is the size of nine cruise ships, about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) across, NASA scientists say. While the asteroid makes its closest ... Tempting as the connection may be, the space rock's name is not a nod to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous 12-deck ocean liner that was retired from service in 2008. But to give a sense of the ...

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Giant Asteroid to Zoom by Earth Friday - 13WMAZ

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Giant Asteroid to Zoom by Earth Friday
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About 1.7 miles in diameter — or, nine times longer than a cruise ship — Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest approach to Earth at 4:59 p.m. today. / NASA PHOTO. Florida Today By Todd Halvorson. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An asteroid as long as the ...

That's no space station! Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a moon, radar shows - NBCNews.com

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That's no space station! Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a moon, radar shows
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When astronomers analyzed radar readings to create their first maps of 1998 QE2, the big asteroid that's due to sail past Earth on Friday, they were surprised to find that it has a moon twice as big as an ocean liner. 1998 QE2 itself is way bigger: The latest ...

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QE2, meet QE2: What asteroids and stimulus have in common - MarketWatch (blog)

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QE2, meet QE2: What asteroids and stimulus have in common
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At least we hope not. It's Asteroid 1998 QE2, and it's marching toward earth on Friday with the precision of a Ben Bernanke press conference. The object is 1.7 miles long (the size of nine Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ships) and will pass by us at 1:59 p.m. Eastern ...

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Asteroid With Its Own Moon Passing By Earth Friday - WBFS

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Asteroid With Its Own Moon Passing By Earth Friday
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... afternoon when Asteroid 1998 QE2 drops by the earth. The asteroid is reportedly the size of a cruise ship and unlike other asteroids; this one actually has its own moon orbiting around it. The moon is reportedly 2,000 feet wide, or roughly half-a-mile wide.

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No Ocean Liner Here : the Other QE2 You Need to Know - CNBC.com

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No Ocean Liner Here : the Other QE2 You Need to Know
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When astronomers analyzed radar readings to create their first maps of 1998 QE2, the big asteroid that's due to sail past Earth on Friday, they were surprised to find that it has a moon twice as big as an ocean liner. 1998 QE2 itself is way bigger: The latest ...

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today - KOSU

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today
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An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth Friday, and it's not coming alone. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be about 3.6 million miles from our planet at its closest approach. But the new proximity has already given scientists a surprise: The ...

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today - New Hampshire Public Radio

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today
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An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth on Friday, and it's not coming alone. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be about 3.6 million miles from our planet at its closest approach. And its proximity has already given scientists a surprise: It has its ...

Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today - NET Website

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today
NET Website
An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth Friday, and it's not coming alone. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be about 3.6 million miles from our planet at its closest approach. But the new proximity has already given scientists a surprise: The ...

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Giant asteroid to sail past Earth today: watch it live here - Fox News

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Giant asteroid to sail past Earth today: watch it live here
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A huge asteroid is set to cruise by Earth Friday afternoon, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within 3.6 million miles of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT) Friday — about 15 times the distance from our planet to the moon. There's no chance the 1.7-mile-wide 1998 QE2 will hit us, ... The space rock's name is not an homage to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous ocean liner. Rather, it's just the moniker assigned under the established ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: Watch as space rock nine times bigger than the QE2 flies ... - Mirror.co.uk

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: Watch as space rock nine times bigger than the QE2 flies ...
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Luckily, this time the asteroid will get no closer than 3.6 million miles - 15 times the distance between the Earth and the moon. Scientists have even named the asteroid 1998 QE2, although the moniker has nothing to do with the transatlantic Cunard liner.

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today - KUHF-FM

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today
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An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth Friday, and it's not coming alone. The new proximity of Asteroid 1998 QE2 — at about 3.6 million miles from our planet — has already given scientists a surprise: The asteroid has its own ...

Asteroid 1998 QE2: Space rock nine times bigger than QE2 set to fly past Earth ... - Mirror.co.uk

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: Space rock nine times bigger than QE2 set to fly past Earth ...
Mirror.co.uk
Scientists have even named the asteroid 1998 QE2, although the moniker has nothing to do with the transatlantic Cunard liner. The name is in fact a code used for newly-discovered asteroids by the US Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

How to watch the giant asteroid sail past Earth today - Mother Nature Network

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How to watch the giant asteroid sail past Earth today
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A huge asteroid is set to cruise by Earth Friday, May 31, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers) of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT) Friday — about 15 times the distance from our planet to the moon. There's no chance the 1.7-mile-wide (2.7 km) 1998 ... The space rock's name is not an homage to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous ocean liner. Rather, it's just the moniker assigned under the ...

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The 'QE2' asteroid set to sail just 3.6million miles past the Earth TONIGHT - and ... - Daily Mail

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The 'QE2' asteroid set to sail just 3.6million miles past the Earth TONIGHT - and ...
Daily Mail
Scientists have named the asteroid 1998 QE2 but the name has nothing to do with the transatlantic Cunard liner - it follows a code used for newly-discovered asteroids by the US Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Scroll down for video ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Has Its Own Moon - Geekosystem

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Has Its Own Moon
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Yesterday, NASA officials learned that 1.7 mile-wide 1998 QE2 — that's as big as nine cruise ships, to use an unexpected but largely accepted metric — isn't travelling alone. The enormous asteroid is bringing its own smaller moon along for the ride, which ...

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Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live - Yahoo! Music (blog)

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Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live
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A huge asteroid is set to cruise by Earth Friday afternoon (May 31), making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers) of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT) Friday — about 15 times the distance from our planet to the moon. There's no chance the 1.7-mile-wide (2.7 km) ... The space rock's name is not an homage to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous ocean liner. Rather, it's just the moniker assigned under ...

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Large asteroid to zip by today - CBC.ca

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Large asteroid to zip by today
CBC.ca
An asteroid nine times longer than a 1,900-passenger cruise ship will zoom past Earth today at a safe distance. The big rock called Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest approach at 4:59 p.m. ET. It will keep a distance of 5.8 million kilometres, or 15 times ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 (Plus Moon) Fly-By Today: Best Views - Latinos Post

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 (Plus Moon) Fly-By Today: Best Views
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If you haven't yet heard, despite the daily newspaper, radio and television and Internet news reports which have lasted upwards of a month now, Asteroid 1998 QE2 --- not to be confused with the QE2 ocean liner, which is about nine times smaller than the ...

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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance - Las Vegas Sun

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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance
Las Vegas Sun
It's believed to be about 1.7 miles long, or about nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. But that has nothing to do with its name. The letters and number in the name represent the timing and sequence of the asteroid's discovery in 1998.

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1998 QE2 asteroid to speed pass Earth - Telegraph.co.uk

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1998 QE2 asteroid to speed pass Earth
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At 1.7 miles across, nine cruise ships the size of the QE2 could fit within its diameter. The latest radar technology means scientists can study the surface of the asteroid in unprecendented detail. "We think we're going to see images that will rival the calibre of ...

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Huge asteroid about nine Queen Elizabeth 2 ship-lengths in size to flyby Earth ... - Zee News

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Huge asteroid about nine Queen Elizabeth 2 ship-lengths in size to flyby Earth ...
Zee News
Discovered in 1998 by astronomers working with MIT's Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program in New Mexico, QE2 is almost 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide-nearly two orders of magnitude larger than the "close call" asteroids that have been ...

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

That's no space station! Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a moon, radar shows - WPSD Local 6

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That's no space station! Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a moon, radar shows
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When astronomers analyzed radar readings to create their first maps of 1998 QE2, the big asteroid that's due to sail past Earth on Friday, they were surprised to find that it has a moon twice as big as an ocean liner. 1998 QE2 itself is way bigger: The latest ...

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1998 QE2 asteroid has own moon, will zoom past Earth on May 31 - iTech Post

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1998 QE2 asteroid has own moon, will zoom past Earth on May 31
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It was discovered back in 1998 and is measured to be around 1.7 miles or nine times the length of the famous cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2. However, scientist explained that the QE2 was named, not after the popular transatlantic ship. It was named by the ...

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Asteroid to make fly-by of earth Friday - kdvr.com

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Asteroid to make fly-by of earth Friday
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An asteroid more than 1½ miles long — with the same name as the famous cruise ship — will zoom past Earth this week from a far-off distance. The big rock is called Asteroid 1998 QE2 officially, and it will make its closest approach Friday. It will keep a safe ...

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Giant Rock Sails Past Earth Friday - National Geographic

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Giant Rock Sails Past Earth Friday
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QE2 is a true mountain in motion, stretching 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) across—nine times the length of the 12-deck Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. Asteroid QE2 is equal in length to 9 Queen Elizabeth cruise-liners. credit: JPL/NASA. Luckily for us Earthlings, ...

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QE2 asteroid sails by Earth - Daily Press

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QE2 asteroid sails by Earth
Daily Press
An asteroid nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner is swanning past Earth on Friday, giving astronomers their first chance to study the big rock with big radar telescopes. Called the QE2, the asteroid isn't one of the potentially hazardous ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online - Inland Empire News

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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online
Inland Empire News
Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday, generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary. The 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-kilometer-wide) near-Earth asteroid won't pose ...

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How radar helps detect asteroids - ITworld.com

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How radar helps detect asteroids
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Earlier this week, the JPL produced this video, announcing the arrival of the QE2 (the asteroid, not the cruise ship), explaining how they use radar technology to detect and measure asteroids out there in the cosmos.

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1.7 Mile-Wide Asteroid Swings By Earth Friday; Chat About It With Bill Nye - International Business Times

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1.7 Mile-Wide Asteroid Swings By Earth Friday; Chat About It With Bill Nye
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The object, called 1998 QE2, is about 1.7 miles across, which is as long as San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, or nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. It will come its closest to Earth at 4:59 pm on Friday. “Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be an ...

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Giant Asteroid “QE2″ is Due for a Fly-By - KQED (blog)

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Giant Asteroid “QE2″ is Due for a Fly-By
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A rock the size of nine cruise ships will whiz past Earth on Friday afternoon. Asteroid QE2 was not named after the Queen Elizabeth 2 (though it's often compared to it) and – settle down – it's coming nowhere near Earth. On Friday, May 31, at 1:59 PDT, QE2 ...

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Nuking Asteroids: Why One Scientist Wants To Blow Up Space Rocks [VIDEO] - iScienceTimes.com

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Nuking Asteroids: Why One Scientist Wants To Blow Up Space Rocks [VIDEO]
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As the QE2 asteroid, a piece of rock nine times the size of a cruise ship, flies past Earth this week, one scientist has made headlines by suggesting we nuke asteroids that may be headed our way. The plan for nuking asteroids comes courtesy of Bong Wie, ...

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ON APPROACH: Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth On Friday - Myfoxspokane.com

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ON APPROACH: Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth On Friday
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The huge asteroid 1998 QE2 is the size of nine cruise ships, about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) across, NASA scientists say. While the asteroid makes its ... In its closest approach for at least the next two centuries, 1988 QE2 will whiz by at a harmless distance millions of miles from Earth. The space rock was first ... Tempting as the connection may be, the space rock's name is not a nod to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous 12-deck ocean liner that was retired from service in 2008. But to give a sense of the ...

Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth on Friday - Yahoo! Movies (blog)

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Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth on Friday
Yahoo! Movies (blog)
Tempting as the connection may be, the space rock's name is not a nod to England's Queen Elizabeth II, or to the famous 12-deck ocean liner that was retired from service in 2008. But to give a sense of the asteroid's enormous scale, NASA officials pointed out that the QE2 asteroid is the size of nine QE2 cruise ships. It's unlikely that an observer on the ground will be able to spot 1988 QE2 without the help of a telescope. Even from a location free of light pollution, the asteroid will be 100 times fainter than the dimmest ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online - NBCNews.com (blog)

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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online
NBCNews.com (blog)
Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday — generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary. The 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-kilometer-wide) near-Earth asteroid won't ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies Close to Earth on Friday - Space Ref (press release)

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies Close to Earth on Friday
Space Ref (press release)
On Friday, May 31 at 1:59pm (PDT) Asteroid 1998 QE2 will cruise 3.6 million miles from Earth, approximately 15 times the distance between the moon and Earth. The distance of the asteroid is not particularly impressive as it will not be especially close.

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Asteroid Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship Set To Sail Past Earth - Newsroom America

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Asteroid Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship Set To Sail Past Earth
Newsroom America
(Newsroom America) -- A 1.7 mile long asteroid called 1998 QE2 will pass by Earth on Friday at the distance of about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. QE2 is not of much interest to those ...

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Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth on Friday - Space.com

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Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails By Earth on Friday
Space.com
The huge asteroid 1998 QE2 is the size of nine cruise ships, about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) across, NASA scientists say. While the asteroid makes its closest approach to Earth on Friday, traveling within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km), you don't have to wait ...

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Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth - French Tribune

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Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth
French Tribune
While the news is not new to be heard, the special thing about the asteroid to pass is that the same is as huge as nine cruise ships. The asteroid named 1998 QE2 is of great meaning to radar astronomers, the report says. However, the asteroid is too big to be ...

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Asteroid as big as nine cruise ships to sail past Earth - Science Recorder

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Asteroid as big as nine cruise ships to sail past Earth
Science Recorder
Though QE2 is estimated to be as big as nine cruise ships, it is not named after the Queen Elizabeth 2. Rather, it is the name given by NASA's Minor Planet Center, which assigns names to newly discovered asteroids based on a naming system. The asteroid ...

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Asteroid bigger than Balboa Park will just miss Earth... by 3.6 million miles - San Diego Entertainer Magazine

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Asteroid bigger than Balboa Park will just miss Earth... by 3.6 million miles
San Diego Entertainer Magazine
Streaking through the heavens toward us, Asteroid 1998 QE2 is the size of nine QE2′s (the cruise ship). It was not, however, named for the Queen Elizabeth II. The designation was randomly assigned from a list. The respectably-sized object (imagine Balboa ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies Close to Earth on Friday - Wall Street Journal (press release)

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies Close to Earth on Friday
Wall Street Journal (press release)
OAKLAND, Calif., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 31 at 1:59pm (PDT) Asteroid 1998 QE2 will cruise 3.6 million miles from Earth, approximately 15 times the distance between the moon and Earth. The distance of the asteroid is not ...

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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance - Watertown Public Opinion

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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance
Watertown Public Opinion
It's believed to be about 1.7 miles long, or about nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. But that has nothing to do with its name. The letters and number in the name represent the timing and sequence of the asteroid's discovery in 1998.

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: How To Watch The Huge Asteroid Pass Earth This Friday ... - iScienceTimes.com

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: How To Watch The Huge Asteroid Pass Earth This Friday ...
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An asteroid nine times larger than a cruise ship will fly by Earth on Friday, May 31. Asteroid 1998 QE2, which is a staggering 1.7 miles long, will stay 3.6 million miles away from Earth -- about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon -- so there's little ...

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How to Divert an Asteroid the Size of Nine Cruise Ships: Destroy it with a ... - Science World Report

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How to Divert an Asteroid the Size of Nine Cruise Ships: Destroy it with a ...
Science World Report
Asteroid 2012 DA14. The asteroid the size of nine cruise ships, known as 1998 QE2 will harmlessly sail past Earth on May 31. Yet what would happen if it was set on a trajectory toward our planet? The best idea NASA has come up with would be to destroy it ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flyby Of Earth Expected On May 31 (VIDEO) - Huffington Post

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flyby Of Earth Expected On May 31 (VIDEO)
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The big rock called Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest approach Friday. It will keep a safe distance of 3.6 ... It's believed to be about 1.7 miles long, or about nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. But that has nothing to do with its ...

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

1998 QE2 Asteroid The Size of 9 Cruise Ships Set to Sail Past Earth - Latinos Post

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1998 QE2 Asteroid The Size of 9 Cruise Ships Set to Sail Past Earth
Latinos Post
The asteroid is called 1998 QE2, though it isn't named after the cruise ship, and will safely pass by at about 3.6 million miles, or 15 times the distance between our planet and the moon. And while the asteroid is not close enough to be of interest to scientists ...

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Asteroid The Size Of Nine Cruise Ships 1998 QE2 To Sail By Earth - Headlines & Global News

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Asteroid The Size Of Nine Cruise Ships 1998 QE2 To Sail By Earth
Headlines & Global News
An asteroid as large as nine cruise ships will sail past Earth on Friday at about 15 times the distance between here and the moon, which is about 3.6 million miles, according to TGDaily. While the asteroid does not pose much of a threat, it will be an interesting ...

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: How To Watch The Huge Asteroid Pass Earth This Friday - iScienceTimes.com

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Asteroid 1998 QE2: How To Watch The Huge Asteroid Pass Earth This Friday
iScienceTimes.com
An asteroid nine times larger than a cruise ship will fly by Earth on Friday, May 31. Asteroid 1998 QE2, which is a staggering 1.7 miles long, will stay 3.6 million miles away from Earth--about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon--so there's little ...

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Asteroid, nine times larger than a cruise ship, to sail past Earth - The Space Reporter

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Asteroid, nine times larger than a cruise ship, to sail past Earth
The Space Reporter
An asteroid, nine times larger than a cruise ship, is set to sail past Earth on May 31, 2013. Asteroid 1998 QE2 is expected to get no closer to Earth than approximately 3.6 million miles, which is about 15 times the distance between our planet and the moon.

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Sci Buzz: Huge asteroid flying by Earth on Friday - Florida Times-Union (blog)

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Sci Buzz: Huge asteroid flying by Earth on Friday
Florida Times-Union (blog)
An asteroid nine times the size of cruise ship is crusing past Earth on Friday. The asteroid dubbed "1998 QE2" will make a relatively close pass to Earth on Friday at 3.6 million miles or 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. That's a nice, safe ...

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Asteroid as big as 9 cruise ships to sail by Earth - MSN News

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Asteroid as big as 9 cruise ships to sail by Earth
MSN News
An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship will sail harmlessly past Earth May 31. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JET) said in a news release that the unusually large asteroid will ... "Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be an outstanding radar imaging target … and we expect to obtain a series of high-resolution images that could reveal a wealth of surface features," JET radar astronomer Lance Benner said in the news release. He said the asteroid presents an opportunity for scientists to study the intricate details of similar ...

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QE2 Asteroid Whips Past Earth May 31 From Safe Distance - Design & Trend

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QE2 Asteroid Whips Past Earth May 31 From Safe Distance
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Asteroid QE2 will safely fly by Earth from 3.6 million miles away, a distance 15 times farther than the moon to Earth, on May 31. The asteroid is nine times larger than a cruise ship, approximately 1.7 miles long. This will be the closest 1998 QE2 asteroid, ...

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