QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance Philly.com 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. |
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance - Philly.com
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Asteroid 1998 QE2 to sail past Earth 9x larger than cruise ship - TG Daily
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Asteroid 1998 QE2 to sail past Earth 9x larger than cruise ship TG Daily On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. And while QE2 is not of much interest to those astronomers ... |
Monday, May 27, 2013
Observatories set to watch asteroid sail by - Sen - Space exploration network
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Sen - Space exploration network | Observatories set to watch asteroid sail by Sen - Space exploration network (Sen) - Astronomers are gearing up to watch a giant asteroid sail past the Earth this week. It is nine times as long as a cruise liner and dubbed 1998 QE2, but this chunk of space rock has nothing to do with the famous Cunard vessel now docked in Dubai. |
QE2 may still return to Dubai as floating hotel - Hotelier Middle East
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Hotelier Middle East | QE2 may still return to Dubai as floating hotel Hotelier Middle East The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), one of the world's most iconic cruise liners, could one day return to Dubai as a five-star floating hotel if the UAE wins its bid to host the World Expo 2020, reports Emirates 24/7. That is despite recent reports that current plans to ... |
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship - Alaska Native News
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Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship Alaska Native News "Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be an outstanding radar imaging target at Goldstone and Arecibo and we expect to obtain a series of high-resolution images that could reveal a wealth of surface features," said radar astronomer Lance Benner, the principal investigator ... |
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Watch Out - Another Asteroid Due To Cruise By Earth - GroundReport
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Watch Out - Another Asteroid Due To Cruise By Earth GroundReport Watch Out - Another Asteroid Due To Cruise By Earth. by Barbara K. Smith May 21, 2013. Readers Fox ... The report indicated the flyby of the expected asteroid 1998 QE2 on May 31, 2013 is approximately 1.7 miles long and the report stated it is not a threat to Earth. According to researchers this space rock will ... The report stated that the space rock's name was not taken after England's Queen Elizabeth II, or the 12-deck ocean liner that was retired from service in 2008. It's the moniker which is assigned by the Minor ... |
Asteroid nine times the size of QE2 to sail past Earth - Times of India
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Asteroid nine times the size of QE2 to sail past Earth Times of India An asteroid nine times larger than the mammoth ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is due to sail past the earth later this month. Luckily, the ... The asteroid is believed to be about 2.7km long, or nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 ship. The object ... |
Asteroid nine times the size of QE2 to sail past Earth - Times of India
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Asteroid nine times the size of QE2 to sail past Earth Times of India An asteroid nine times larger than the mammoth ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is due to sail past the earth later this month. Luckily, the ... The asteroid is believed to be about 2.7km long, or nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 ship. The object ... |
Huge Asteroid to fly near earth on May 31 - TruthDive
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Huge Asteroid to fly near earth on May 31 TruthDive However, the astronomer said that it poses no threat to earth. The asteroid, which was discovered on August 19, 1998, will make its closest approach to Earth. 1998 QE2 that measures two-miles-wide or nine Queen Elizabeth 2 ship-lengths in size will sail at a ... |
Monday, May 20, 2013
Asteroid cruising but not bruising - The Sunshine Coast Daily
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Asteroid cruising but not bruising The Sunshine Coast Daily IT COMES as no shock to Owen Bennedick that an asteroid nine times larger than the QE2 cruise liner will sail past Earth later this month. The Wappa Falls Observatory astronomer said there were "millions and millions of bits of rocks" floating around in space ... |
Asteroid as large as 9 cruise ships to sail serenely by - MSN News
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 MSN News | Asteroid as large as 9 cruise ships to sail serenely by 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 ... |
Huge asteroid to fly past Earth this month - Fox News
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Huge asteroid to fly past Earth this month Fox News A big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come ... |
Asteroid 9 times larger than Queen Elizabeth 2 ship to sail past Earth on May 31 - ANINEWS
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 ANINEWS | Asteroid 9 times larger than Queen Elizabeth 2 ship to sail past Earth on May 31 ANINEWS Washington, May 19 (ANI): Asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail past Earth on May 31, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. While QE2 is not of much interest to those ... |
Giant Asteroid to Fly Past Earth May 31, NASA Approves Billion Dollar Mission to ... - Authint Mail
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Giant Asteroid to Fly Past Earth May 31, NASA Approves Billion Dollar Mission to ... Authint Mail An asteroid nearly 2 miles in length, nine times the length of the QE2 cruise ship, is set pass by Earth on May 31, according to NASA scientists. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be making the closest approach to Earth for at least the next two centuries. At 4:59 p.m. EDT ... |
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Asteroid nine times the size of QE2 to sail past Earth - Times of India
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Asteroid nine times the size of QE2 to sail past Earth Times of India An asteroid nine times larger than the mammoth ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is due to sail past the earth later this month. Luckily, the ... The asteroid is believed to be about 2.7km long, or nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 ship. The object ... |
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