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 27th: Monster NEO & Tracie’s Solo
Tag: comet
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 9th: It Came From Deep Space!
Some comets orbit the Sun on a regular basis, but others come in from deep space, a region known as the Oort Cloud. What causes them to make this journey, and will we ever be able to explore the Oort Cloud?
Jun 22nd: Dangerous Comet & Dust Stories
The real impact danger to Earth comes from comets, not asteroids.
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.
May 25th: Spiral Comet & Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś)
Today’s Travelers in the night tell a story about Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes near the Sun & Kacper Wierzchoś comet discovery
May 11th: A Fireball and Its Gifts & Closest Approaching Comet
Today’s Travelers in the NIght talk about asteroid 2024 BX1 exploded harmlessly in our atmosphere and P/1999 J6 (SOHO)
Apr 20th: Secret Asteroid Mission & Comet 31
Today’s Travelers in the Night take us to asteroid mining company Astroforge first mission and discovery of comet 31
Apr 6th: Comet C.2023 V5 (Leonard) & Probing The Cosmic Web
A story about asteroid hunting in the constellation of Aquarius & how objects and structures in the early Universe became nearby clusters of galaxies
Mar 23rd: Comet Johnson & Space Salsa
Bye bye Comet C2 2015 V2J which discovered by Jess Johnson & won’t be coming back. Also mission to test growing tomatoes in Lunar & Mars.