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235E-247-Potential Mining Target
My Catalina Sky Survey teammates have discovered an asteroid which could be a potential mining target. Mining asteroids may be a much cheaper way to …
2 years, 9 months ago
745-100 Moons(533)
A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood
2 years, 10 months ago
234E-246-Anatomy Of An Extinction Crater
By drilling into a crater rim, researchers hope to discover how the Earth and it's life forms recovered from an asteroid impact.
2 years, 10 months ago
744-Teddy’s Debut(532)
On a recent training night with Teddy Pruyne at the controls of our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, this duo discovered six new Earth Appro…
2 years, 10 months ago
233E-245-Asteroid Awareness
You are less likely to be injured by a space rock than you might think
Recently in response to a question from a reader of the "Asteroid Day" blog, my…
2 years, 10 months ago
743-Alex’s Catch(531)
On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors while obser…
2 years, 10 months ago
232E-244-Earths Wobble
A careful study of the Earth's motion in space is a key to understanding past climate change and enables us to predict future patterns of flooding an…
2 years, 10 months ago
742-Cuban Meteorites(530)
A large fireball meteor which exploded over Cuba produced a number of interesting results.
2 years, 10 months ago
231E-243-Comet Ahoy
Recently a relatively dim object, Comet P/2016 BA14 flew past Earth at about 9 times the distance to our Moon from us. It was the third closest comet…
2 years, 10 months ago
741-Africano(529)
My Catalina Sky Survey Teammate Brian Africano discovered his 4th comet while asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Major with our Schmidt te…
2 years, 10 months ago