Using a neutron spectrometer onboard the Dawn spacecraft, scientists have found elevated concentrations of hydrogen in Ceres’ Occator Crater, which provides evidence of an icy crust.
Aug 29th: Mini Moon II & Northern PHA
Today’s Travelers in the Night will take you to the discovery of 2020 CD3, a temporary natural Earth satellite and 2020 FH2.
Aug 22nd: A Woman & Pluto & Pop Up Comets
Today, @Nmcanopus talk about Elizabeth Williams used the motions of Uranus & Neptune to predict the location of Pluto. And also asteroid C/2020 B3 Rankin.
Aug 15th: Planet Hunting & Stealthy Asteroid
The hunt is on for Earth like planets! More about exoplanet TOI 700 d and the discovery of PHA 2020 CL1 at #365DaysOfAstro
Aug 8th: Martian Vacation & Kacper’s Debut
SpaceX’s new rockets fuel the dream of visiting some of the planet Mars’ unique and spectacular wonders. Time for Martian Vacation?
Aug 1st: Comet Fuls & First PHA
Today Travelers in the Night talk about Carson Fuls discovery of a Jupiter family comet in the constellation Leo & Greg Leonard discovery of potentially hazardous asteroid.
Jul 25th: Big, Dangerous, Tough & Loneliest Asteroid
Jul 20th: What are Asteroids Good For?
What are the different kinds of asteroids? What are they made of? How can we send missions to capture them, and what will we do once we get one?
Jul 18th: Sweet Asteroid & Record Year
Today travelers in the night discuss about a large meteor exploded over Murchison on 1969 and a new record in 2019 for discovering 2,433 Earth approaching objects