Friday, December 9, 2016

It's a bird... It's a plane... It's the tiniest asteroid!


It's a bird... It's a plane... It's the tiniest asteroid!

12/09/2016 11:47 AM EST

small near-Earth asteroids

A team led by University of Arizona astronomer Vishnu Reddy has characterized the smallest known asteroid using Earth-based telescopes. Measuring just six feet across, asteroid 2015 TC25 also is one of the brightest, according to the study.


Full story at https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/its-bird-its-plane-its-tiniest-asteroid

Source
University of Arizona


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