Asteroids passed closer than the Moon. Scientists used Gemini South and LBT to track faint, hazardous asteroid 2016 PR38.
Aug 3rd: Very Close Miss & Distant PHA
Travelers in the Night Archive
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.
Jun 15th: Lost and Found & WOW! What a Ride!
Lost rocks, wild rides: hunters just recovered asteroid 2001 WF49 after 15 yrs and tracked 2016 XG1 blazing past the Sun at 46 mi/s. Space rocks never sit still!
Jun 8th: Psyche Water & Caves of Mars
Today’s Travelers in the Night will bring you a story about asteroid Psyche and the possibility of large reservoirs of water in lava tubes on Mars
Jun 1st: See Comets & Weird Centaur
2017 (was) a good year to view comets with your unaided eye or a pair of binoculars and the discovery of another centaur, 2016 WM48.