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43E-55-RADAR Telescopes Pair Up To ImageNEA
RADAR observations of asteroids and comets are an important way to measure an objects size, shape, and rate of spin. The precise distance measurements they provide make it possible to predict an obj…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
554-Martian Rolling Stones
Imagine how strange and wonderful it would be to witness such an event. When the impacting object hit it produced huge boulders, which held loosely by Phobos's weak gravity, continued to roll around …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
42E-54-Tour A Neighbor World
Our Moon is the only other world whose surface can be easily viewed by humans. The 59% of its surface visible from Earth is about 53 times the area of the state of California. It has a fascinating …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
553-Exploring The Far Side
The Chinese, Chang'e 4 made a soft landing on the far side of the Moon where it is impossible to have direct radio communications with the Earth. Its companion Yutu rover whose name means "Jade Rabbi…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
41E-53-Where Is Juno
The planet Jupiter is less important to us than the Earth, Sun, and Moon. However, it hold clues about the formation of our solar system and does send some comets towards us while causing others to m…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
552-Night Sky Surprise
On October 7, 2018 the moonless night sky became 25% brighter and reached the point where it is at a small light polluted city, all without human intervention. A check of the spaceweather.com websi…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
40E-52-Another Large Bright Suddenly Appearing Asteroid
An unknown, quarter of a mile diameter asteroid, reached its furthest distance from the Sun on June 17, 2012. It brightened 10,000 times as it approached and crossed the Earth's orbit.Fortunately it …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
551-Exploding Space Rocks
In 2018 there were 15 Meteorite Fall Events for which observers saw a fireball streaking across the sky which then led to the discovery of pieces of the celestial visitor on the ground. Amazingly two…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
39E-51-Asteroid 2007 VK184-Eliminated As An Impact Risk To Earth
On November 12, 2007, Alex Gibbs, using the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey Schmidt telescope, discovered a bright fast moving asteroid. It was then observed by telescopes in Italy, England, Arizona…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
550-Lunar Telescopes
From the naked eye to the Hubble Space telescope each advance has enabled new astronomical discoveries. We have thus begun to understand our place in the Universe. Perhaps new discoveries will be mad…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago