Today Travelers in the Night will share a story from the past about the close encounter of Comet P/2016 BA14 with Earth and Earth’s motion as a key to understand climate change
Jan 14th: Comet Ahoy & Earth’s Wobble
Al Grauer Archive
Jan 7th: Could Be Twins & Spray Paints
Today Travelers in the night take you to discuss about a pair of possibly related comets pass unusually close to Earth and a gentle method of causing an asteroid to miss planet Earth.
Dec 31st: Martian Lakes & Why
We may be able to learn about the possibilities of life on Mars by studying land forms on the Tibetan Plateau here on Earth. And what motivates asteroid hunters? Large dangerous asteroids are still out there to find.
Dec 24th: Lost & Now Three
Finally found after 75 years! Asteroid 878 Mildred! Also the Catalina Sky Survey has a newly refurbished 40″ robotic telescope that is only used for follow-up observations so that the venerable 30″ & 60″ can look for new targets.
Dec 17th: Fragment & Enceladus’ Ocean
Today story is about the discovery of 2016 DP that formed after two large asteroid collided in asteroid belt. And also Enceladus Ocean. More at #365DayOfAstro
Dec 10th: Tiny Visitor & Salty and Cold
Asteroids are part of our environment and this space rocks constantly have close approaches with Earth & there is increasing evidence that other bodies in our solar system have oceans of salty liquid water in contact with warm rock layers. Could such biodiversity be happening elsewhere?
Dec 3rd: Hot Hand & Dangerous Aten
Today’s Travelers in the night goes back in time to tell a story about the discovery of 21 potential hazardous asteroids and Aten asteroids.
Nov 26th: Close Duo & Close or Not
The discovery of asteroids, 2016 BA15, the scarier 2016 BY14, and 2013 TX68 which orbit is not well known.
Nov 19th: Planet 9 & Alien Contact
Astronomers are searching the solar system for new planets and Uranus’s orbit suggested Neptune exists. KBO orbits suggest Planet 9 exists. Contacting aliens might be us digging fossils on Mars or radio telescopes picking up a signal.
Nov 12th: Greg Scores & Cosmic Campground
Greg Leonard from Catalina Sky Survey team finds an interesting potentially hazardous asteroid and The Cosmic Campground as the last places where one can experience the natural night sky in the lower 48.