NASA Captures Images of Asteroid that Resembles Dungeons and Dragons Dice

The 25 images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 that made a close approach towards Earth on February 6. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR The high-resolution radar images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 that safely flew passed Earth on February 6 have been processed and provide new insight into the size and structure of the cosmic object. The 25 composite images are generated using NASA’s 70-meter antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California and reveal an irregular, angular shape asteroid bearing a resemblance to role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons dice.