Three of the world’s largest radio telescopes team up to show a rare double asteroid. 2017 YE5 is only the fourth binary near-Earth asteroid ever observed in which the two bodies are roughly the same size, and not touching. More: https://go.nasa.gov/2zxrh7U
This video shows radar images of the pair gathered by Goldstone Solar System Radar, Arecibo Observatory and Green Bank Observatory.

More information about asteroids and near-Earth objects: https://neo.jpl.nasa.gov https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch

Written by Cesar Moya