"Asteroid as big as nine cruise ships to sail past Earth."

[Lady Freedom Returns]

"QE2 will miss Earth by 3.6 million miles."
From the "Science Recorder".
By Ellen Miller

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

On May 31, an asteroid as big as nine cruise ships will sail past Earth. There is no cause for concern, however, as the asteroid is expected to miss the Earth by approximately 3.6 million miles, which is about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon.

The asteroid, known as 1998 QE2, is of high interest to radar astronomers, even though many astronomers will pay little attention to QE2 as it sails by Earth because the it is not a threat to humankind.

The asteroid will be visible using a 230-foot (or larger) radar telescope, and astronomers estimate that it will be a strong radar imaging target. Using radar telescopes, astronomers should be able to capture images that reveal a wealth of surface features, explained radar astronomer Lance Benner in a NASA news release.

Read more: http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/asteroid-as-big-as-nine-cruise-ships-to-sail-past-earth/#ixzz2UkHUET57

[JaneyVee]

1. COMETGATE 2013!

[DainBramaged]

2. Git on board

[NYC_SKP]

3. Within how many football fields will it pass our planet?

[longship]

4. US NFL? Canadian CFL? Aussie AFL? Or what the rest of the world calls football?

All have different field sizes, with Aussie Rules Football the largest. And since that's also, by far, the superior game, I presume you meant Australian Rules, which is played on an oval cricket pitch, 150 meters by 135 meters, sometimes larger.

[NYC_SKP]

5. OK, then, how about elephants? Within how many elephants placed trunk to tail?

African, not Indian, elephants!

[snooper2]

18. With the average African elephant at 20 feet

It would take-


950,400,000

[Tikki]

8. CARN the HAWKS..

Tikki

[longship]

9. Yes, but I like the Swans, too.

Unfortunately, I don't get to watch the AFL anymore since MHz cancelled the coverage. There's no cable here, nor broadband. All I have is a stupid iPhone with a 3GB/month limit.

Damn! I love Footie! And despise the NFL.

[Tikki]

10. We sign up for fox soccer plus for the months of August and September to watch..

what games we can catch before and into the Grand Final.

BEST GAME EVER..I do listen on the computer to the radio coverage...always
late, late night, early, early morning.

It is worth it, though.

Tikki
ps..I like the Swans, also...hubby likes Carlton..we've been searching
for whatever games we can find to watch, each season, for nearly 30 years.
psps..youtube does show some great highlight videos from time to time.

[Poll_Blind]

6. And like most cruise ships, it is expected to catch fire and be towed to Miami. nt

PB

[LisaLynne]

12. ...

[Baclava]

11. that would be cool - asteroid colonies

[Baclava]

15. well then we just pick the ones that are solid metal, nickle and gemstone types

it's not a new idea, the hollow asteroid story goes back to the Golden Age of science fiction, it's just spritzed up now

[Baclava]

32. "Very cool animation" - - I thought so

Time to spread our wings as a species and spread our seed to the stars.

It is our Destiny.


yea verily - - Assassin's Creed

[FSogol]

24. Make it a manned probe and let's put Newt and Callista on it. n/t

[In_The_Wind]

13. WOW!

[dembotoz]

16. not reaching port??? The Carnival Comet

[yawnmaster]

17. what kind of cruise ship? eom

[Ikonoklast]

20. They meant to say that it will be on fire, spewing fountains of human feces, and badly listing

to port.

But no worries, you get a free ticket for the next asteroid.

[yawnmaster]

21. but will there be lots of food? eom

[olddots]

19. why don't I have a 230 foot radio telescope ?????

[FSogol]

23. One time on a vacation, I missed the turn off by 3.6 million miles, so

I know exactly how everyone feels.

[Buns_of_Fire]

28. "I knew I shoulda taken a left toin at Andromeda."

-- Bugs Bunny, Nobel Laureate

[Tikki]

25. That one....

not this:


Tikki

[LondonReign2]

26. Misnamed

Shouldn't be named QE2X9?

[The Blue Flower]

29. IOW: God lobbing rocks at Earth

Just cause She can.

[KansDem]

30. This must be why Michele is "retiring" from Congress!

She must have her ticket already!

ALL ABOARD!!!

[ladjf]

31. I think it's time to start developing technology to protect Earth from an asteroid collision. We

could run tests on objects such as 1998 QE2.