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.
This week we have The most massive neutron star ever, Saturn’s rings, New interstellar comet, Io shadow and discussion with Georgiana “George” Kramer
Jupiter roles to protect Earth from impacts by long period comets & a fireball, meteor that bright enough to be seen in the day time. more at #365DaysOfAstro
R. A. Kowalski found 2008 TC3 & Your host, Al Grauer, discovered the 1kilometer-diameter Centaur type asteroid.
In today’s podcast: Catalina Sky Survey searches for Earth Approaching Objects & the discovery of Comet Hill
Looking into the sky on a clear-dark night, have you wondered what it would be like to travel in deep space?
16 new discoveries of minor planet by Eric Christensen & Solar minima caused natural night sky to decline about 30% in brightness. #365DaysOfAstro with @Nmcanopus
Carson Fuls discovered his third comet and a planet orbiting the triple star system 40 Eridani.
