February 15, 2013 Outbound Near-Earth Asteroid, as Seen from SpainImages from the La Sagra Sky Survey, operated by the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca in Spain, showing asteroid 2012 DA14 around 12:59 p.m. PST (3:59 p.m. EST, or 20:59 UTC) on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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February 15, 2013 Asteroid Spotted at Closest ApproachMovie showing asteroid 2012 DA14 flying safely by Earth, as seen by the Gingin Observatory in Australia around the time of its closest approach. |
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February 15, 2013 Curiosity Drills on MarsNASA JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scott McCloskey drill systems engineer Mars rover Curiosity mini drill test gray tailings powder sample drilling John Klein site rock space exploration |
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February 15, 2013 Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 as Seen by Murrumbateman ObservatoryMovie from the Murrumbateman Observatory in Australia of asteroid 2012 DA14 during its close, but safe, flyby of Earth. Images were taken around 12:18 p.m. EST on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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February 15, 2013 Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flight PathA narrated animation depicting the trajectory of asteroid 2012 DA14 as it travels within the Earth-moon system on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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February 15, 2013 Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 from Samford Valley ObservatoryThis movie from the Samford Valley Observatory in Brisbane, Australia, shows asteroid 2012 DA14 during its close —but safe— flyby of Earth around 12:59 UTC on Feb. 15 (7:59 a.m. EST, or 4:59 a.m. PST) |
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February 9, 2013 Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian BedrockThis animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called 'John Klein.' |
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February 5, 2013 NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Images Comet ISONThis series of images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) was taken by the Medium-Resolution Imager of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft over a 36-hour period on Jan. 17 and 18, 2013. |
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February 4, 2013 Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Safely Pass EarthThe flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14 on Feb. 15, 2013, will be the closest known approach to Earth for an object its size. |
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February 1, 2013 What's up for February 2013?On February 15 a small asteroid named 2012 DA-14 will whiz by, only 17,200 miles from Earth. It doesn't pose any threat to us, but it is sure to create a buzz around the world. |
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