Beyond what solar system scientists now call the “snow line”, 4.6 billion years ago, crystals of ice formed and were trapped inside accreting chunks of material.
Jul 4th: Fossil Ice & Catastrophic Wreckage
Tag: asteroid
Jun 27th: Close Space Rock & Tough Space Rock
Today, @Nmcanopus will talk about Teddy Pruyne spotted 4 foot diameter 2019 UN13 & David Rankin discovered 2019 UJ12.
Jun 20th: Ancient Crater & October Fest
The Yarrabubba Crater impact and record breaking month for the Catalina Sky Survey during which we discovered 240 Earth-approaching asteroids.
Jun 13th: Pre-Autumnal Harvest & Heavy Traffic
Greg Leonard discover and verify 23 new Earth approaching object. Aside then that, less than 13 hours four small space rocks zipped through the Earth-Moon neighborhood
Jun 6th: Hannes Is Back & Monster Space Roc
Hannes Groeller discovered 7 new Earth approaching asteroids in a single night and giant half-mile diameter 2019 RU3.
May 11th: Looking Ahead
This is our near future, unless it doesn’t happen.
Apr 25th: Weirdest Star & Lunar Telescope
HD 139139 or “Random Transiter” had 28 random sharp narrow dips in brightness in only 87 days. And Perhaps new discoveries will be made from the lunar surface by building lunar telescope.
Apr 17th: Backyard Professional Astronomy With Asteroid Hunters
Today’s amateur equipment is now possible to engage in professional-level sky searches for asteroids.
Apr 4th: Asteroid Zoo & Missing
In 2018 Asteroid Hunters discovered 1,839 previously unknown space rocks and statistically, asteroid hunters are thought to have discovered 90 to 95% of the Earth approaching asteroids larger than about 3,000 feet in diameter.
Mar 28th: Most Dangerous in 2018 & Toughest Asteroid
Alex Gibbs found 3,400 foot diameter 2018 XV5 and 1,200 foot diameter 2018 GG5