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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.
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month ago
742-Cuban Meteorites(530)
A large fireball meteor which exploded over Cuba produced a number of interesting results.
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 2 months ago
230E-242-Spray Paint
A gentle method of causing an asteroid to miss planet Earth.
Will spray paint save the world?
Recently, NASA scientists using the giant RADAR telescope…
3 years, 2 months ago
740-Asteroid Billiards(528)
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART for short will test methods to make a dangerous asteroid miss Earth
3 years, 2 months ago