Today we have travelers in the Night talk about Moroccan Oukaimeden Sky Survey and asteroid hunting record in 2016
Aug 24th: Marrakech & Asteroids 2016
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Travelers in the Night Archive
Aug 17th: How Close Can An Asteroid Approach & Humans Can
Today’s Travelers in the night tell stories about Earth MOID, the closest an asteroid can come to our home planet & what human can accomplish when working together
Aug 10th: Moon Orbit Crossers & Global Auroras on Mars
Today’s Travelers in the Night share stories about space rocks came closer to Earth than our Moon and aurora on Mars.
Aug 3rd: Very Close Miss & Distant PHA
Asteroids passed closer than the Moon. Scientists used Gemini South and LBT to track faint, hazardous asteroid 2016 PR38.
Jul 27th: Monster NEO & Tracie’s Solo
A rare half-mile asteroid 2024 JW1 passes safely near Earth, while Catalina Sky Survey marks a milestone with Tracie Beuden’s first solo observing run.
JUl 20th: Jacqui’s PHA & Bok Comet
Two discoveries from Catalina Sky Survey remind us of long cosmic timescales: asteroid 2024 ER’s safe 2163 flyby (≈66 lunar distances) and comet C/2024 G1’s 3331 return.
Jul 13th: Nature’s Gateways & Telescope Reborn
In this episode, we explore two powerful journeys. First one grounded in the sacred dark skies of New Mexico, the other reaching across billions of light-years through cutting-edge technology.
Jul 6th: Recoveries & Destination Enceladus
Asteroid hunters watch the skies, tracking space rocks that could pose a threat to Earth. At the same time, scientists search the cosmos for alien oceans, hoping to find signs of life beyond our world.
Jun 29th: Big Splash & Newborn Planets
What would happen if a large impactor hit our oceans? And more about the protoplanetary disk around HD 163296
Jun 22nd: Dangerous Comet & Dust Stories
The real impact danger to Earth comes from comets, not asteroids.