Near-Miss Asteroid, Up Close Study - Trajectory Revealed
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
Asteroid 2005 YU55 will fly an estimated 201,700 miles from Earth at its closest point (Nov. 8th & 9th). Radio antennas pointed towards the 1300-foot-wide space rock will provide scientists with imagery resolution of up to 7 feet per pixel.