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Near-Earth Flyby of Large Asteroid to Occur on November 8: Chat Live This Thursday Online With Astronomers
Ask scientists about a large asteroid that will pass between the Earth and moon in a close encounter between our planet and a near-Earth object
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The near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 was observed from the Arecido Observatory with planetary radar on April 19, 2010, when the asteroid was about 1.5 million miles from Earth.
Credit: Arecibo Observatory/Michael Nolan |
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Asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011.
Credit: NASA |
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