It's a bird … It's a plane … It's the tiniest asteroid!

Nov. 30, 2016

A team led by UA astronomer Vishnu Reddy has characterized the smallest known asteroid using Earth-based telescopes. Measuring just six feet across, asteroid 2015 TC25 also is one of the brightest, according to the study.

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Illustration of Earth and a near-earth asteroid.

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