Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130531:18:44:00
That is 15 times the distance between the earth and the moon. so it's a safe passage for us. >> so we won't be able to see it? >> you know, the difficulty about seeing it is that it's very dim. if you have a large telescope under dark skies over the next week, a few nights you might be able to see it. it is dim, though. >> how significant is it that the asteroid has its own moon? what does that mean? >> what it does is it tells us some about the early history of the solar system. it tells us what kinds of bodies can possibly have asteroids. if we can get a good enough read on the composition o...
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