During the close approach of 2008 OS7 with Earth on Feb. 2, the agency’s Deep Space Network planetary radar gathered the first detailed images of the stadium-size asteroid. On Feb. 2, a large asteroid safely drifted past Earth at a distance of about 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers, or 7 ½ times the distance […]
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Asteroids, Deep Space Network, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA), Planetary Defense, Planetary Defense Coordination Office, Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA), Space Communications & Navigation Program
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February 26, 2024
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