Asteroid NOT named for ocean liner zips by this p.m. Examiner.com 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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Asteroid NOT named for ocean liner zips by this p.m. - Examiner.com
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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 Chicago Tribune 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 ... |
QE2 Asteroid Live Stream: Watch It Fly By Earth Dragging Its Own Moon [VIDEO] - iScienceTimes.com
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iScienceTimes.com | QE2 Asteroid Live Stream: Watch It Fly By Earth Dragging Its Own Moon [VIDEO] iScienceTimes.com 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 ... |
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 WRCB-TV (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 ... |
HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon! - KNDO/KNDU
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HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon! KNDO/KNDU 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 ... |
HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon! - HydroInsider.com
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HAPPENING TODAY: Big Asteroid Flyby, Has Its Own Moon! HydroInsider.com 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 ... |
Giant Asteroid to Zoom by Earth Friday - 13WMAZ
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Giant Asteroid to Zoom by Earth Friday 13WMAZ 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 NBCNews.com 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 ... |
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 MarketWatch (blog) 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 ... |
Asteroid With Its Own Moon Passing By Earth Friday - WBFS
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Asteroid With Its Own Moon Passing By Earth Friday WBFS ... 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. |
No Ocean Liner Here : the Other QE2 You Need to Know - CNBC.com
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CNBC.com | No Ocean Liner Here : the Other QE2 You Need to Know CNBC.com 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 ... |
Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today - KOSU
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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today KOSU 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 ... |
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 New Hampshire Public Radio 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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NET Website | 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 ... |
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 Fox News 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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