Earth Flyby Gives Astronomers Close-Up Look at Binary Asteroid
Discover Magazine - Wed 5 Jun 19The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope studied a double asteroid, shown here in an artist's illustration, during an Earth flyby in May. (Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser) A binary ...
Earth flyby gives astronomers close-up look at binary asteroid, Astronomy.com - Wed 5 Jun 19Double trouble: binary asteroid photographed as it zooms past
Cosmos Magazine - Tue 4 Jun 19A harmless, well-known bolide pair serves as a proxy for a possible future threat. Andrew Masterson reports.
VLT observes a passing double asteroid hurtling by Earth at 70 000 km/h
Phys.org - Mon 3 Jun 19The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double ...
ESO contributes to protecting Earth from dangerous asteroids, Eurekalert - Mon 3 Jun 19Fascinating images captured by a telescope reveal a mile-wide asteroid
Daily Mail - Fri 7 Jun 19The image was captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, who have been tracking it since its discovery in 1999.
Telescope Spots Double-Asteroid System During Close Flyby of Earth
SPACE.com - Thu 6 Jun 19A recent close encounter with a large asteroid and its little moon was captured by a telescope as the pair zipped past Earth at 43,500 mph (70,000 kilometers per hour) on May 25.
‘Double Asteroid’ Hurtling By Earth at 43,000 MPH Captured in Bright Photo
Geek.com - Tue 4 Jun 19A giant telescope snapped a “double asteroid” as it zoomed by our planet at over 43,000 mph in May. Classified as 1999 KW4, this strange “double asteroid” features two ...
‘Double asteroid’ zooming by Earth at 43,000 mph captured in amazing photo
FOXNews - Mon 3 Jun 19A unique “double asteroid” was photographed by a powerful telescope as it whizzed by Earth last month at over 43,000 mph.
See the funky double asteroid that zipped by Earth - CNET
CNET Cutting Edge - Mon 3 Jun 19The European Southern Observatory captured an impressive image of the asteroid and its tiny moon.
Asteroid 2006 QV89 Classified NO HAZARD - Expected To Miss - Most Likely Next Asteroid Impact - Harmless Splosh In Ocean
Science 2.0 - Mon 10 Jun 19This is an example of a “Sensationalist press choose a random asteroid” story. NASA didn’t warn us about it, and nor did ESA. It is expected to miss and is currrently classified ...
No Alert Issued For Asteroid 2006 QV89- 4th Most Concerning NO HAZARD Asteroid In ESA Risk List Means Not Concerning At All, Science 2.0 - Sat 8 Jun 19VLT's adaptive optics kit resolves near-Earth binary asteroid
optics.org - Tue 4 Jun 19'SPHERE' instrument at Paranal Observatory in Chile captured rapid fly-by of double asteroid last month.
VLT Observes Passing Double Asteroid Hurtling by Earth
SpaceDaily - Tue 4 Jun 19Garching, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2019 The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it ...