NASA Tracks Two Near-Earth Asteroids: 2011 UL21 and 2024 MK

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First detected on June 16, asteroid 2011 UL21 was approximately a mile wide and classified as potentially hazardous.
NASA transmitted radio waves to asteroid 2024 MK producing a detailed image of its surface.
NASA used radar systems to track asteroid 2011 UL21's trajectory and gather data. Its shape is spherical with a moon.
Second asteroid, 2024 MK, discovered on same day was approximately 500 feet wide and elongated.
Two asteroids, 2011 UL21 and 2024 MK, made close approaches to Earth in late June.
NASA Tracks Two Near-Earth Asteroids: 2011 UL21 and 2024 MK

Two asteroids, 2011 UL21 and 2024 MK, recently made close approaches to Earth. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California used radar systems to track their trajectories and gather valuable data.

First detected by the Catalina Sky Survey on June 16, asteroid 2011 UL21 made its closest approach to Earth on June 27. Measuring approximately a mile wide (1.6 kilometers), this asteroid was classified as potentially hazardous due to its size.

NASA scientists determined that asteroid 2011 UL21's shape is roughly spherical and it is accompanied by its own moon. The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA's Deep Space Network, recorded this asteroid as it flew by Earth.

The second asteroid, 2024 MK, was discovered on June 16 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). It made its closest approach to Earth on June 29 at a distance of only about three-quarters of the distance between the Moon and Earth.

Asteroid 2024 MK is approximately 500 feet (150 meters) wide and appears to be elongated and angular. NASA transmitted radio waves to asteroid 2024 MK using its 114-foot (34-meter) DSS-13 antenna, producing a detailed image of its surface.

Both asteroids posed no immediate threat to Earth, but these observations provide valuable practice for planetary defense and insights into their sizes, orbits, rotation, surface details, and composition.


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Massive Asteroid Heading Towards Earth At 65,000 Kmph, Warns NASA

NDTV News Saturday, 06 July 2024 07:10
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    • Asteroid 2024 MT1 is hurtling towards Earth at a speed of 65,215 km/h.
    • NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations Program first detected the asteroid using ground-based telescopes and radar systems.
    • JPL is currently tracking the asteroid’s trajectory and providing real-time data on its position, speed, and distance from Earth.
    • There is no immediate threat of collision with Earth, but NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is actively working on strategies to mitigate such threats.
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New images reveal an asteroid that just whizzed by Earth has an unexpected companion

CNN News Site: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis with Some Financial Conflicts and Sensational Language Ashley Strickland Saturday, 06 July 2024 13:30
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    • Asteroid 2011 UL21 has a small moonlet orbiting it from a distance of 1.9 miles (3 kilometers).
    • Asteroid 2024 MK is approximately 500 feet (150 meters) wide and angular in shape.
    • About two-thirds of asteroids of this size are binary systems.
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    • Astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...used something called planetary radar through the Deep Space Network to track and take images of the asteroids.
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2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action

Space.com Victoria Corless Friday, 05 July 2024 21:00
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    • NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar recorded two near-Earth asteroids, 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, flying by Earth.
    • Asteroid 2011 UL21 made its closest approach to Earth on June 27 at a distance of 4.1 million miles (6.6 million kilometers).
    • Asteroid 2011 UL21 is about a mile wide (1.6 kilometers wide) and has been classified as potentially hazardous.
    • NASA scientists determined that asteroid 2011 UL21’s shape is roughly spherical and it is accompanied by its own moon.
    • Asteroid 2024 MK made its closest approach to Earth on June 29 at a distance of only 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers).
    • Asteroid 2024 MK is about 500 feet (150 meters) wide and appears to be elongated and angular.
    • NASA transmitted radio waves to asteroid 2024 MK using its 114-foot (34-meter) DSS-13 antenna, producing a detailed image of its surface.
    • Asteroid 2024 MK was first identified on June 16 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).
    • Calculations of asteroid 2024 MK’s future motion show that it does not pose a threat to our planet for the foreseeable future.
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    • NASA's Goldstone planetary radar system recently recorded two near-Earth asteroids, 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, flying by our planet.
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NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) Unknown https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Wednesday, 03 July 2024 07:00
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    • Asteroid 2011 UL21 was discovered by Catalina Sky Survey
    • Asteroid 2011 UL21 has a moon orbiting it from a distance of about 1.9 miles.
    • Asteroid 2024 MK passed Earth on June 29, with the closest approach being only about three-quarters of the distance between the Moon and Earth.
    • Asteroid 2011 UL21 is roughly spherical and approximately a mile wide.
    • The Goldstone Solar System Radar was used to transmit and receive radar signals from both asteroids.
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