"2012 DA14," the asteroid that passed by Earth last week, is seen in this image captured by NASA. (Courtesy: NASA)
NASA released new images and video of the asteroid half the size of a football field that passed by Earth last week.
Images of the asteroid, which passed by Earth on February 15, were captured by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar. The video is made up of 73 frames looped together.
Scientists say the asteroid, known as "2012 DA14," flew passed the Earth at nearly eight miles per second. At that rate, scientists say the asteroid would have struck the Earth with a force equivalent to hundreds of atomic bombs.
The asteroid flew passed the Earth on the same day an unrelated space rock blazed through Russia injuring thousands of people.
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Two burglars were caught after being tipped by an alert resident.Police say the incident happened at 10 A.M. on Tuesday.The suspects were breaking into a home on the 700 block of County Line Road. No one
Two burglars were caught after being tipped by an alert resident.Police say the incident happened at 10 A.M. on Tuesday.The suspects were breaking into a home on the 700 block of County Line Road. No one
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Police in Lancaster say they've detained two men in an investigation prompted by a woman's call to 911 from the trunk of a car to report that she had been abducted by strangers.
Police in Lancaster say they've detained two men in an investigation prompted by a woman's call to 911 from the trunk of a car to report that she had been abducted by strangers.
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A man was critically injured Tuesday in New Castle by an explosion that happened while he opened an antique army ammunition box he picked up from his neighbors trash.
A man was critically injured Tuesday in New Castle by an explosion that happened while he opened an antique army ammunition box he picked up from his neighbors trash.
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Helmeted rescue workers race to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.
Helmeted rescue workers race to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.
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Police sources say the two incidents now under investigation took place at Houston Hall, a student center and lecture hall, on Spruce Street in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Police sources say the two incidents now under investigation took place at Houston Hall, a student center and lecture hall, on Spruce Street in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
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The death penalty could be the eventual reality for the drug kingpin convicted of killing 12 people. Kaboni Savage's sentencing hearings began Tuesday. While prosecutors claim that a prison isn't going
Sentencing hearings began Tuesday for drug kingpin Kaboni Savage.
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"2012 DA14," the asteroid that passed by Earth last week, is seen in this image captured by NASA. (Courtesy: NASA)
