Asteroid Moon Movie

Source - NASA Science News for June 7, 2013

Scientists working with NASA's 70-meter Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have released a new and improved movie clip of near-Earth asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/07jun_asteroidmoon2/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssYnC90U0mM



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Approaching Asteroid Has Its Own Moon

Source - NASA Science News for May 30, 2013

Newly-obtained radar images of approaching asteroid 1998 QE2 reveal that the asteroid has a moon.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/30may_asteroidmoon/

Asteroid Flyby on Friday, May 31

Source - NASA Science News for May 30, 2013

NASA is tracking a large near-Earth asteroid as it passes by the Earth-Moon system on May 31st. Amateur astronomers in the northern hemisphere may be able to see the space rock for themselves during the 1st week of June.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/30may_asteroidflyby/ Y

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssYnC90U0mM





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