Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
878-Comet Fragment
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Vivian Carvajal was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Eridanus with the 90 inch, University of Arizona’s Bok t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
365E-397-Spotting Meteors
Meteors, shooting stars, or falling stars are different names for the streaks of light in the night sky which are in reality the dying embers of tiny…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
877-Close Grazer
On a busy night of asteroid hunting with the 90 inch, University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory Bok telescope on Kitt Peak in Arizona, my Catalina …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
364E-396-Jupiter
Jupiter has been observed throughout human history and is so bright that you can even spot it under the artificial light dome of one of our cities. E…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
876-Neighborhood Traffic - 9:28:25, 6.28 PM
In a recent 60 day period asteroid hunters tracked 24 space rocks which came closer than our Moon. My team the University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky S…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
363E-395-House Sized Space Rocks
Throughout history small close approaching space rocks have been a part of our environment. Now, thanks to improved telescopes and cameras, asteroid …
11 months ago
875-Newly Discovered Crater - 9:28:25, 6.13 PM
Dr Uisdean Nicholson from Heriot-Watt University and his team of 9 co-authors analyze 3D seismic imaging and drill cuttings from a 1980s oil well to …
11 months ago
362E-394-Tiny Beasts
Humans have a long history of partnerships with a variety of micro organisms. Although the proportions vary widely with individuals, recent scientifi…
11 months, 1 week ago
874-Good night at Bok
On a recent clear night my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Hannes Groller was asteroid hunting with the Steward Observatory 90 inch Bok telescope on Kit…
11 months, 1 week ago
361E-393-Newest Moon
The moon cycle from new moon through full moon and back to new moon again was used by many nations to regulate their activities and forms the basis o…
11 months, 2 weeks ago