To night Travelers in the Sky tell you.a story about the developing equipment and skills to predict the impact of tiny space rocks. Also the discovery of very close approaching asteroids.
Oct 29th: Eric’s Night & Close
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Oct 22nd: What A Night & Large PHA
Today Travelers in the night tell a story about the celestial traffic in our neighborhood with near earth object and a discovery of 2,000 foot diameter space rock.
Oct 15th: Fuls III & Vulcan
Today we have story about Comet C/2018 R4 (Fuls) return and also planet orbiting 40 Eridani A .
Oct 8th: Carson’s Night & Pair of PHAs
Today’s Travelers in the Night will bring you a story about space rock that spotted 4 days before it came very close to the Earth and our Moon.
Oct 1st: Oppy & Why Look?
Today we have a story about Opportunity Rover that supposed to last in 90 days but has continued to explore the surface of the red planet for 14 years. And the fear of space rocks impact and the damage it brought to the Earth.
Sep 24th: First One Tiny Travelers
Despite the cloud and weather, asteroid hunters were able to discover a small Earth approaching asteroid. Also small space rocks pose no threat to humans, they are an interesting part of our environment
Sep 22nd: Will Asteroid 2023 DW Collide with Earth in 2046?
A new asteroid has been discovered with an orbit that crosses our own planet’s orbit. However, in 2046, and for the first time in a long time, the potentially dangerous asteroids list actually gave us something to worry about.
Sep 17th: Catching Asteroids & Boomer
Asteroid mining Is possible. It might be possible to catch an asteroid, place it into Earth orbit, and thus provide a ready source of precious metals and water for space colonists to use. More at #365DaysOfAstro
Sep 10th: Ringed Dynamo & Guard Down
Today’s Travelers in the Night will bring you stories about Saturns and asteroid survey as a planetary defense system.
Sep 6th: Origin of Earth’s Water: A New Hypothesis Has Entered the Chat
For decades, scientists have been trying to work out just how the Earth got all its water, and the prevailing theory was that comets and asteroids brought it, and we have evidence for that mechanic; however, a new hypothesis has provided evidence that the water was already here, locked away in hydrous minerals in a very iron-poor core.