News round up! Looks like we can have planet around black hole, comet Borisov getting close and discussion with Dylan O’Donnell. #365DaysOfAstro

News round up! Looks like we can have planet around black hole, comet Borisov getting close and discussion with Dylan O’Donnell. #365DaysOfAstro
Things used to be so simple. Comets were snowballs from the outer Solar System, and asteroids were rocks from the inner Solar System. But now everything’s all shades of grey. Astronomers have found asteroids that behave like comets and comets that behave like asteroids.
During the same 6-night observing session as last week, Dr. Grauer determined that 14 of the 29 objects had “help” getting into weird orbits.
Earth Approaching Space Rocks Collected Over 6 Nights & Large Dangerous Asteroids Still Appear Suddenly Without Warning
When you look out in space you are also looking back in time. Objects in space are older than they appear to us.
Kepler discovered First Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone & A Unique Metal World: Asteroid Psyche
To the human eye the night sky is a source of mystery and wonder. Our ancestors knew it well. And we can too. Listen to how to navigating the night sky at #365DaysOfAstro
Stars & how the form, a new interstellar comet, saturn break records for moon. more at #365DaysOfAstro