Ask an Astronomer: How Do You Discover an Asteroid?
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesDr. Bidushi Bhattacharya explains how astronomers find tiny space rocks. Since asteroids don't move in a predictable orbit, astronomers must take a series of photographs to track the asteroids. Part of the "Ask an Astronomer" series.
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Runtime: 2 minutes 4 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Astronomy, Physics, Space Sciences
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2008
- Producer/Distributor: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
- Series: Ask an Astronomer
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