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465-Returnee
After being lost for ten years, the asteroid 2010 WC9 was re-discovered about a week before it came very close to Earth.
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
464-Big Atira
The recent discovery of an asteroid, whose orbit lies completely within that of the Earth, reminds asteroid hunters to continue to search near the Sun so that a large dangerous object does not sneak …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
463-Exiled Asteroid
An asteroid is exiled to the outer regions of the solar system during Jupiter's rampaging tack away from the Sun long ago. During that process enough material was left in Jupiter's wake to form Venu…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
462-Our View
Modern technology provides us with stunning views of objects in the Universe in wavelengths invisible to our eyes, however, nothing is as moving and thought provoking as looking into deep space with …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
461-Brian's First
Brian Africano's first Potentially Hazardous Asteroid discovery can come near to the Earth and Mars.
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
460-TESS
To find planets close to home NASA has launched TESS the Transiting Exoplanet Satellite which will monitor more than 200,000 nearby, stars over the entire sky to detect the tiny dips in light caused …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
459-Falling Space Rocks
In the early evening of January 17, 2018 six hundred and seventy four observers in 11 States and Canada reported a fireball meteor streaking across the sky to the American Meteor Society. To find fre…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
458-Large and Close
On June 30, 1908 a celestial object exploded 28,000 feet above the Tunguska river drainage area in Siberia, Russia releasing the energy of 185 Hiroshima sized atomic bombs. Recently a similar sized s…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
457-30 Years Of Fireballs
Fireballs are meteors which become brighter than the planet Venus and can sometimes be seen in the daytime. If you are lucky to see a fireball send in your report to the American Meteor Society and b…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
456-Dangerous Trio
In the space of only four days, my Catalina Sky Survey teammates, Brian Africano, Alex Gibbs, and Greg Leonard, discovered three Potentially Hazardous Asteroids. Searching for such a large space roc…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago