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217E-229-Close Duo
On consecutive nights my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Richard Kowalski discovered two very close approaching asteroids. One of Richard's discoveries,…
3 years, 3 months ago
727-Dust Moons(515)
In a dance of unequal partners the Earth and Moon orbit a common center of gravity which itself travels about the Sun. Leading and trailing the moon'…
3 years, 3 months ago
216E-228-Alien Contact
Humans are searching the Universe to discover life outside of our Planet.
You could wake up any morning to the news that humans have found life beyond…
3 years, 3 months ago
726-Close Space Rocks(514)
Since 1900 there have been 11 close approaches by asteroids larger than 300 feet in diameter. One of them, the Tunguska Object was about 400 feet in …
3 years, 4 months ago
215E-227-Planet 9
Astronomers are searching the solar system for new planets. Calculations based on the orbits of the distant objects out near Pluto suggest the existe…
3 years, 4 months ago
725-Mtn Ops(513)
My team, the Catalina Sky Survey, would not find a single asteroid without Steward Observatory's Mountain Lemmon Operations, or Mtn Ops for short. Bo…
3 years, 4 months ago
214E-226-Cosmic Campground
The Cosmic Campground is one of the last places where one can experience the natural night sky in the lower 48.
3 years, 4 months ago
724-Aten(512)
Aten Asteroids are stealthy space rocks which can be dim and hard to detect since for most of their path about the Sun their illuminated side is faci…
3 years, 4 months ago
213E-225-Greg Scores
My Catalina Sky Survey team mate Greg Leonard finds an interesting potentially hazardous asteroid.Since asteroid hunter's main concern are the large …
3 years, 4 months ago
723-Very Close One(510)
Ten hours and 46 minutes after my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard discovered a Toyota RAV4 sized space rock, now named 2018 UA, streaking t…
3 years, 4 months ago