Asteroid's Near Earth Flyby Caught By NASA Telescope | Video

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 16:00 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Infrared Telescope facility captured asteroid 2012 KT42 as it whizzed by Earth. The telescope locks onto the target (bright object) thus making the stars appear as streaks.

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