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Watch Out – Another Asteroid Due To Cruise By Earth – GroundReport
French TribuneWatch Out – Another Asteroid Due To Cruise By Earth
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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 come within 3.6 million miles of Earth …
Huge asteroid to fly past Earth: What would happen if asteroid hits earth?Northern Voices Online
Scientists to Study Giant Asteroid Drift Fairly Close to EarthFrench Tribune
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Posted on 21 May 2013 | 9:19 pm
Dormant Comets Lurking In the Asteroid Belt Are Waiting to Coma Back To Life – Motherboard (blog)
Dormant Comets Lurking In the Asteroid Belt Are Waiting to Coma Back To Life
Motherboard (blog)
Comets are living glimpses of the solar system's rumspringa. The European Space Agency says comets are “probably the most primitive bodies in the Solar System, preserving the earliest record of material from the nebula out of which our Sun and planets …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 7:39 pm
Slooh To Broadcast Massive Lunar Asteroid Explosion – RedOrbit
RedOrbitSlooh To Broadcast Massive Lunar Asteroid Explosion
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On March 17 NASA astronomers witnessed how the Moon was rocked by a violent impact from an 88-pound asteroid, creating a flash nearly 10 times as bright as anything the space agency had seen before. Now Slooh says it wants to bring the boulder-sized …
Witness March's Impact of Asteroid on the MoonArutz Sheva
Asteroid causes biggest explosion, huge crater on moonNorthern Voices Online
NASA records biggest explosion in history as meteoroid impacts moon [VIDEO]The Space Reporter
Science 2.0 -Huffington Post UK
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Posted on 20 May 2013 | 7:46 pm
Huge asteroid to fly past Earth – Fox News
MSN NewsHuge asteroid to fly past Earth
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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 …
Asteroid as large as 9 cruise ships to sail serenely byMSN News
Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth on May 31SlashGear
Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise ShipNASA
Los Angeles Times -Times of India
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Posted on 20 May 2013 | 5:10 pm
New asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx has a mission plan the Curiosity rover would … – Press-Register – al.com (blog)
Aviation WeekNew asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx has a mission plan the Curiosity rover would …
Press-Register – al.com (blog)
First, why would NASA want an asteroid sample and why Bennu? There are several reasons. Asteroids date back to the formation of the solar system, and they've been orbiting the sun just like Earth since its formation. Many scientists believe asteroids …
NASA's Asteroid AbsurditySpace News
NASA's Johnson Space Center Poised For Key Asteroid Mission RoleAviation Week
Statement of Louis Friedman: Hearing on Next Steps in Human Exploration to …Space Ref (press release)
Science World Report -Daily News – Galveston County -Orlando Sentinel
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Posted on 20 May 2013 | 3:55 pm
Gigantic two-mile-wide asteroid will zip past the Earth May 31 – Geeky gadgets
Geeky gadgetsGigantic two-mile-wide asteroid will zip past the Earth May 31
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There are untold numbers of asteroids flying around in space that fly by the Earth on occasion. Typically, if any of the small asteroids pass into the Earth's atmosphere they burn up before they hit the ground. On occasion asteroids do actually impact …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 11:07 am
Beware: Monster asteroid approaching Earth,to buzz on May 31 – Oneindia
OneindiaBeware: Monster asteroid approaching Earth,to buzz on May 31
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Bangalore, May 20: A monster asteroid, which is identified as 1998 QE2, has been approaching the Earth and the asteroid is said to buzz on May 30. The asteroid, which is about nine times the length of its name-sharing ocean liner, Queen Elizabeth 2 …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 10:43 am
Asteroid Flyby On May 31: Golden Gate Bridge-Sized Space Rock 1998 QE2 … – International Business Times
Asteroid Flyby On May 31: Golden Gate Bridge-Sized Space Rock 1998 QE2 …
International Business Times
"Whenever an asteroid approaches this closely, it provides an important scientific opportunity to study it in detail to understand its size, shape, rotation, surface features, and what they can tell us about its origin,” JPL scientist Lance Benner said …
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 3:57 pm
Asteroid 9 times size of ocean liner approaches Earth – RT
RTAsteroid 9 times size of ocean liner approaches Earth
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The 1998 QE2 asteroid has the physical mass to potentially deliver life on Earth a knockout punch, being 2.7km in length. It is to buzz our planet on May 31, aweing the stargazing community. Officially known as Asteroid 1998 QE2, the 'minor planet', …
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 1:09 pm
Asteroid 1998 QE2 To Give Earth A Close Shave On May 31 (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
Asteroid 1998 QE2 To Give Earth A Close Shave On May 31 (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
A gigantic asteroid will fly by our planet at the end of this month, making its closest approach for at least the next two centuries on May 31. But, don't worry, it won't get closer than about 3.6 million miles, which is around 15 times the distance …
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 6:42 am
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Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31
The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 7:48 am
Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth on May 31
A giant asteroid called 1998 QE2, named after the year it was discovered, is slated to whiz past Earth on May 31, something it won’t do again for another 200 years. The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long, and although it will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as Read The Full Story
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 7:02 am
Massive asteroid to narrowly miss Earth
An asteroid large enough to cause a mass extinction will fly close by the Earth at the start of next month.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 12:41 am
Huge Asteroid to Zip by Earth
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.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 1:47 pm
Asteroid 9 times larger than Queen Elizabeth 2 ship to sail past Earth on May 31
Asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail past Earth on May 31, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometres), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 4:10 am
Asteroid 9 times larger than the QE2 set to whizz past Earth
The asteroid, which has been named 1998 QE2, is due to sail past the Earth at 9.59pm UK time on May 31.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 11:27 am
Asteroid nine times the size of the QE2 liner to sail pass Earth
An asteroid nine times larger than the QE2 is due to sail past the Earth later this month.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 10:42 am
Bigger than an ocean liner, asteroid 1998 QE2 will zip by Earth this month
By Mike WallSpace.comA 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 (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating …
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 4:47 am
Huge asteroid to zip by Earth this month
By Mike WallSpace.comA 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 (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating …
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 3:37 pm
Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth This Month
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.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:15 pm
