Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Sunshine puts asteroids in a spin

Duration: 00:12 minutes
Upload Time: 07-05-10 07:19:42
User: newscientistvideo
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Watch a movie showing an asteroid passing in front of background stars and galaxies over a period of 2 hours in September 2004 (bottom part of frame). The brightness of the asteroid changes as it rotates. Courtesy A Fitzsimmons/Very Large Telescope

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