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237E-249-Tough Tourist
Rocky metallic asteroid can stand the heat.
A block and a half sized asteroid makes visits to Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.
2 years, 11 months ago
747-Alone or Not(535)
In our Milky Way Galaxy alone there are probably 25 billion planets located within the habitable zone of its star where there could be air to breathe…
2 years, 11 months ago
236E-248-Incoming
What happens when an asteroid is heading in our direction.
A close approaching asteroid was observed as it passed between the Earth and our Moon.
2 years, 11 months ago
746-Followups(534)
Without followup data, many if not most of the Earth approaching objects would be lost as they move away from us leaving us with no idea when they mi…
2 years, 11 months ago
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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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…
3 years ago