Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak ...
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Asteroid Alinda: A Rare Cosmic Encounter
T he asteroid (887) Alinda, measuring an impressive 2.6 miles in diameter, is making its closest approach to Earth in over a decade.At a distance of 7.6 million miles—just 32 times the distance ...
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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' event
The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it ...
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Once-A-Decade Event As 2.6 Miles-Wide Asteroid Hurtles Past Earth — How To See It
Currently shining at 9.7 magnitude (887), Alinda is not bright enough to see with the naked eye but ... [+] can be seen using binoculars from the Northern Hemisphere. (Artwork shows an asteroid ...
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Massive, once in a century asteroid to be visible flying past Earth
The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak brightness this weekend in a rare celestial event that can be observed with basic binoculars or through a free livestream. NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
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Asteroid larger than Manhattan to fly by Earth
An asteroid larger than Manhattan is flying close by Earth. The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. With an estimated diameter of 4.2 km ...
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Asteroid larger than Manhattan to fly by Earth
An asteroid larger than Manhattan is flying close by Earth. The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. With an estimated diameter of 4.2 km, the ...
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Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth
The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak brightness this weekend in a rare celestial event that can be observed with basic binoculars or through a free livestream. NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...