Enormous asteroid to zip by Earth
A supreme opportunity for space scientists.
(Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech)
A giant asteroid will pass by Earth on May 31, according to NASA, but hold off before you start browsing survival gear on Amazon.
The 1.7-mile long asteroid, labeled 1998 QE2, will come within 3.6 million miles of Earth, or about 15 times the distance between our planet and the moon. It’s a golden opportunity for astronomers, who plan to extensively image the temporary visitor.
“Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be an outstanding radar imaging target at Goldstone and Arecibo and we expect to obtain a series of high-resolution…
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