Sci-Port hosts an asteroid watch party
By: Lynn Vance
Updated: February 15, 2013
It's too small to see with the naked eye, but scientists say this 150-foot asteroid is the closest to fly-by Earth. Asteroid 2012 DA-14 was within 17-thousand miles of our planet. It looked like a streak of light flying through the night sky at more than 17-thousand miles per hour. NASA is tracking the asteroid, which they say is unrelated to the meteor that hit Russia.
Here in Shreveport, Sci-Port held a watch party this afternoon followed by asteroid related activities. Anyone who came out had a chance to get up close and personal with Sci-Port's meteorite collection. There were also presentations explaining the history of asteroids.
Here in Shreveport, Sci-Port held a watch party this afternoon followed by asteroid related activities. Anyone who came out had a chance to get up close and personal with Sci-Port's meteorite collection. There were also presentations explaining the history of asteroids.
