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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 …
6 years, 6 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…
6 years, 6 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…
6 years, 6 months ago
38E-50-Asteroid 2014 JO25-What An Incredible Ride
As it approached the Earth's orbit , a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid literally came out of nowhere as it brightened 250 times in 15 days. On May 5…
6 years, 7 months ago
549-Weirdest Star
Recently the Kepler Spacecraft found that a catalogue star HD 139139 now nicknamed the "Random Transiter" had 28 apparently random sharp narrow dips …
6 years, 7 months ago
37E-49-Earth Approaching Wannabees
During a recent 6 night observing run with the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, I found 29 Earth Approaching Asteroid…
6 years, 7 months ago
548-Dragonfly
In our solar system the most exotic body which contains the complex organic molecules necessary for life is Saturn's Moon Titan. NASA's Dragonfly wil…
6 years, 7 months ago
36E-48-Large Asteroids Still Appear Suddenly Without Warning
Asteroid 2014 JO25 is truly an amazing object. It orbits the Sun, every 2.94 years, on a very elongated path that goes closer to the Sun than Mercury…
6 years, 7 months ago
547-Impact Mars
A given piece of ground on Mars receives several times more space rock impacts than a similar sized area on Earth. Perhaps, in the future the Martian…
6 years, 7 months ago
35E-47-Earth Approaching Space Rocks Collected Over 6 Nights
During a recent 6 night observing run with the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, I found 29 Earth Approaching Asteroid…
6 years, 7 months ago