EarthSky News - Apr 19 - Close-Passing Asteroid Bigger Than Expected

April 19 Close-Passing Asteroid Bigger Than Expected by:

Asteroid 2014 JO25 bigger than expected It's coming closer today than any asteroid this large since 2004. It came into view of small telescopes a few hours ago. Early radar observations indicate it's bigger than we thought. Cassini to begin Grand Finale One week from today, the spacecraft will make the 1st in a series of dives through the gap between Saturn and its rings. Help EarthSky keep going We need your help to keep going. Donate now. Prefer PayPal or to send a check? Go here. Celebrating science and the sky Earth Day and the March for Science, April 22. International Dark Sky Week, April 22-28. Links and resources for all 3, here. Tonight … Big Dipper to Polaris and Little Dipper So you say you can find the Big Dipper, but not the Little Dipper? This post is for you.

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Close-passing asteroid 2014 JO25 Radar observations of asteroid 2014 JO25 using the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico indicate it is double-lobed and nearly a mile (1.3 km) long. Image via Planetary Radar Science Group. Click in to see this image as a movie.

Tonight … Big Dipper to Polaris and Little Dipper So you say you can find the Big Dipper, but not the Little Dipper? This post is for you. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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