National Geographic | Giant Rock Sails Past Earth Friday National Geographic 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, ... |
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Giant Rock Sails Past Earth Friday - National Geographic
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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 ... |
Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online - Inland Empire News
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Inland Empire News | 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 ... |
How radar helps detect asteroids - ITworld.com
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ITworld.com | How radar helps detect asteroids ITworld.com 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. |
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 International Business Times 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 ... |
Giant Asteroid “QE2″ is Due for a Fly-By - KQED (blog)
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Giant Asteroid “QE2″ is Due for a Fly-By KQED (blog) 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 ... |
Nuking Asteroids: Why One Scientist Wants To Blow Up Space Rocks [VIDEO] - iScienceTimes.com
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iScienceTimes.com | Nuking Asteroids: Why One Scientist Wants To Blow Up Space Rocks [VIDEO] iScienceTimes.com 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, ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies Close to Earth on Friday - Space Ref (press release)
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Space Ref (press release) | 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. |
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 ... |
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 ... |
Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth - French Tribune
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French Tribune | 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 ... |
Asteroid as big as nine cruise ships to sail past Earth - Science Recorder
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Science Recorder | 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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