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This radar image shows the near-Earth asteroid Florence and its two moons. Image credit: NASA / JPL.

Asteroid Florence Has Two Small Moons, NASA Radar Reveals

Sep 4, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers working with NASA’s 230-foot (70-m) Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, CA, have released the first radar images of the near-Earth asteroid...

(3122) Florence will pass safely by Earth on September 1, at a distance of about 4.4 million miles. Image credit: University of Colorado.

Asteroid Florence to Fly Safely Past Earth on September 1

Aug 21, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

A relatively large near-Earth asteroid will safely fly by pur planet on September 1, 2017, according to NASA. (3122) Florence will pass safely by Earth...