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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Mike on Jul 16, 2008, 09:33:06

Title: Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner!
Post by: Mike on Jul 16, 2008, 09:33:06
A good-sized asteroid sailing past our planet right now turns out to be two giant rocks doing a celestial jig.

The setup, catalogued as 2008 BT18, was thought to be nearly a half-mile wide after its discovery by MIT's LINEAR search program in January. Nothing else was known about it.

More: http://www.livescience.com/space/080713-binary-asteroid-2008-BT18.html