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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 Survey operates 5 telescopes in the mountains aroun…
Published on 1 month 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 hunters are routinely discovering these small aste…
Published on 1 month, 1 week 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 make a convincing case that the Silverpit crater w…
Published on 1 month, 1 week 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 scientific estimates suggest that a typical human being has…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks 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 Kitt Peak, Arizona when he discovered 8 natural visit…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks 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 of the Islamic lunar calendar. A calendar based on …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
873-Tracking 3I/Atlas
Scientists are using many approaches to understanding the nature and history of 3I/Atlas the third known interstellar traveler in the night. At a hyperbolic velocity of 130,000 mph it is the fastest …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
360E-391-Finding Spacerocks
Finding a meteorite that has traveled billions of miles through space to reach it's present location is exciting. It might even be worth real money.
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
872-Climate Ignored
Obtaining accurate data on the Earth’s climate and how it is changing is vital to inform agriculture , insurance risks, business planning, disaster preparedness, financial investments, wild fire miti…
Published on 2 months ago
359E-390-One in 100,000
Friday the 13th appears to continue to be a lucky day for the human race. When astronomers first discovered Apophis in 2004 it appeared possible that this 3 million ton, 1,200 foot diameter asteroid …
Published on 2 months ago