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33E-45-A World Full Of Holes
It may surprise you to know that there are more than 180 confirmed impact craters on our planet. It is likely that many more have been erased by the actions of wind and water. An asteroid smashing …
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
544 Missing
Statistically, asteroid hunters are thought to have discovered 90 to 95% of the Earth approaching asteroids larger than about 3,000 feet in diameter. There are thought to be at least 50 more out ther…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
32E-44-A Unique Metal World; Asteroid Psyche
The asteroid Psyche is named for a Greek mythological figure. It was discovered in 1852 as a moving point of light in the night sky. This small world is about 155 miles in diameter and orbits the S…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
543 Asteroid Zoo
In 2018 Asteroid Hunters discovered 1839 previously unknown space rocks as they passed through our celestial neighborhood. The largest and most dangerous can come to a mere 1,000 miles from humanity.…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
31E-43-First Earth-Size Planet In 'Habitable Zone
The Kepler Space Craft has found tiny regular dips in light from a star which is about 500 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. The dips in brightness come about when planets pass between…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
542 Toughest Asteroid
An asteroid has been discovered that comes very near to the Sun where it receives 12.6 times the radiation that heats the planet Mercury's surface to 800 F. This hardy space rock has made this trip…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
30E-42-Astronauts Reveal Sobering Data on Asteroid Impacts
On Earth Day Astronauts Dr. Ed Lu, Tom Jones, and Bill Anders announced that between 2000 and 2013, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization Network detected 26 explosions on Earth ranging in energy…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
541 Most Dangerous in 2018
Fortunately, on its current path, the most dangerous asteroid discovered in 2018 cannot come closer than 12.5 times the Moon's distance to humanity. Not to worry. Asteroid Hunters have not found a …
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
29E-41-Navigating The Night Sky
To the human eye the night sky is a source of mystery and wonder. Our ancestors knew it well. There is a connection to the cosmos that is hard to describe which you will achieve by knowing the names…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
540 Loneliest Asteroid
Being a near Earth asteroid is already a lonely existence since the paths of these small space rocks seldom bring them near any other material objects as they travel about the Sun. The loneliest ast…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago