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128E-140-A Weird Orbit
The vast majority of asteroids orbiting the Sun do so on a path that is pretty much
in the same plane as the planets. There is a lot of empty space in the solar system,
however, we see asteroids wit…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
639-Earth Approachers
During a recent 60 day period asteroid hunters discovered 29 space rocks as they passed closer to us than the Moon. These small asteroids averaged 30 feet in diameter and ranged in size from one tha…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
127E-139-Next Step to Mars
A trip to our Moon is one of the great human adventures of all time. However,
such a voyage is but a small step of about 30 Earth diameters into the vastness of space.
NASA is proposing the next step …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
638-Methane
How ET could know there is life on Earth.
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
126E-138-An Inter-Planetary Visitor
Recently an inter-planetary visitor made a close approach to planet Earth. It is about the same size as the object which entered our atmosphere in February of 2013 injuring nearly 1500 people in Che…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
637-Martian Dust
After sunset in the spring and before sunrise in the fall, at a natural night sky location like the Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary in New Mexico, you will see a triangle of faint …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
125E-137-Bad Seeing
Looking at the Universe from the Earth's surface is a bit like a scuba diver viewing our world from the bottom of a swimming pool. Don't get me wrong. I love our atmosphere. It gives us air to breat…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
636-90 Inch
On Kitt Peak in Arizona, the Steward Observatory's Bok telescope's 90 inch light collecting mirror enables the discovery, study, and tracking of space rocks 3 or 4 times fainter then possible with an…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
124E-136-The Oceans of Ganymede
Ganymede was discovered by Galileo Galilei using his new telescope in 1610. He observed it to be a faint point of light orbiting the planet Jupiter. This discovery along with 3 of Jupiter's moons w…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
635-Exploring Mars
We are lucky to be alive in an age when anyone with an internet connection can participate in the exploration of Mars. Your unique brain-eye combination may very well enable you to notice a previous…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago