Planetary Defense: NASA Radar Captures Two Large Asteroids Zooming Past Earth
NASA Space Technology NASA tracked two near-Earth asteroids, capturing important data about their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology, which supports ongoing planetary defense efforts. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.comThe Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth.Researchers at <span aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="NASANASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Established in 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act, NASA has led the U.S. in space exploration efforts, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle program." data-gt-translate-attributes="[{[{" attribute tabindex="0" role="link">NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (<span aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="JPLJPL stands for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a major research and...