abc7.com | 1998 QE2 asteroid passes by Earth from safe distance abc7.com The asteroid is believed to be about 1.7 miles in diameter, or about nine Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ships, which the asteroid is not named after. 1998 QE2 is just a scientific tag for the huge space rock, which NASA scientists say rotates every 5.3 hours. If 1998 ... |
Friday, May 31, 2013
1998 QE2 asteroid passes by Earth from safe distance - abc7.com
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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 ... |
Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live - Space.com
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Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live Space.com A huge asteroid is set to cruise by Earth Friday afternoon (May 31), making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers) of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT) ... |
Close call (well, 3.6m miles) as massive asteroid passes Earth - The Times (subscription)
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The Times (subscription) | Close call (well, 3.6m miles) as massive asteroid passes Earth The Times (subscription) An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship made its closest approach to Earth last night and as it loomed into focus, astronomers revealed that it was not alone. Unusually for an asteroid, the 1998 QE2, as it is known, has its own moon. Nasa announced ... |
QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance Minneapolis Star Tribune 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. |
Asteroid NOT named for ocean liner zips by this p.m. - Examiner.com
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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 ... |
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. |
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