Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak ...
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Asteroid Alinda: A Rare Cosmic Encounter
T he asteroid (887) Alinda, measuring an impressive 2.6 miles in diameter, is making its closest approach to Earth in over a decade.At a distance of 7.6 million miles—just 32 times the distance ...
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Rare 4-Kilometer-Long Asteroid 887 Alinda Makes A Spectacular Close Approach To Earth
A large asteroid is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 100 years. Over the coming days, it's so close you should be able to observe it yourself with only the aid of binoculars.
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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' event
The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it ...
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Mountain-sized Alinda asteroid seen from Earth this weekend - when to see 'once in a decade' show
Named (887) Alinda, the near-Earth asteroid measures an estimated 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) wide and is the size of a mountain. On Wednesday (January 8) the rock made its closest pass at Earth in ...
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This is the asteroid that will pass close to Earth on Sunday and will not be seen again until 2087: how to observe it from home
What time is the first full moon of 2025? Here's when the Wolf Moon will peak This Sunday, January 12, the asteroid (887) Alinda, which measures about 4.2 kilometers in diameter, can be seen from ...
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Once-A-Decade Event As 2.6 Miles-Wide Asteroid Hurtles Past Earth — How To See It
Currently shining at 9.7 magnitude (887), Alinda is not bright enough to see with the naked eye but ... [+] can be seen using binoculars from the Northern Hemisphere. (Artwork shows an asteroid ...
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Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth
The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak brightness this weekend in a rare celestial event that can be observed with basic binoculars or through a free livestream. NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...