Thursday, 22 October 2015

NASA Spots the 'Great Pumpkin': Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers

Halloween Asteroid's Orbit

NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming Halloween flyby of an asteroid with optical observatories and radar capabilities of the Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California.





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