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 Myfoxspokane.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 ... 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 ...