Thursday, May 30, 2013

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 ...
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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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)
Huffington Post
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
Design & Trend
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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