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Sep 13th: Extremely Old World Could Harbor Life & Up Close And Personal With A Comet

by Al Grauer | Sep 13, 2020 | Travelers in the Night

Two planets orbiting a nearby reddish star & up close and personal with a comet

Jul 16th: Look Ma, I Got a Comet

by Paul M. Sutter | Jul 16, 2020 | Space Radio

Still in NEOWISE week. Let’s check out comet NEOWISE. And will we ever go comet-chasing again? More with @PaulMattSutter #spaceradio at #365DaysOfAstro.

Jun 26th: Elizabeth Howell & Nicholas Booth, The Search for Life on Mars

by WSH team | Jun 26, 2020 | Weekly Space Hangout

This week. We have discussion with @howellspace about her book and weekly news round up! Another gravitational wave. This time it’s either
the heaviest neutron star or the lightest black hole. #365DaysOfAstro

May 18th: Discovering Comets

by Astronomy Cast | May 18, 2020 | Astronomy Cast

Discovering comets is one of the fields that amateurs can still make a regular contribution to astronomy. Today @AstronomyCast will discuss about how comets are discovered and how you can get your name on one!

Apr 20th: When Comets Fall Apart

by Astronomy Cast | Apr 20, 2020 | Astronomy Cast

As everyone knows, the Universe owes us a bright comet. There have been a lot of promising candidates, but in the end, they always fail to live up to our expectations. Comets keep on breaking up with us.

Apr 19th: 100 Moons & Followups

by Al Grauer | Apr 19, 2020 | Travelers in the Night

Our 30″ Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona covers an area equivalent to approximately 100 full moons. Eric Christensen observed 116 followup observations on a single night.

Apr 12th: Alex’s Catch & Teddy’s Debut

by Al Grauer | Apr 12, 2020 | Travelers in the Night

Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors including 2019 CR4 & 2019 CD5. While Teddy Pruyne & Richard Kowalski discovered six new Earth Approaching Objects.

Mar 29th: Comet Groeller & Asteroid Billiards

by Al Grauer | Mar 29, 2020 | Travelers in the Night

The first comet discovery of Hannes Groeller and DART will slam projectile into Didymoon in 2022.

Mar 8th: Lunar Space Rock & Comets Africano

by Al Grauer | Mar 8, 2020 | Travelers in the Night

More than 340 lunar meteorites have been found in the Darfur region of Oman, in antarctica and other locations.
Brian Africano discovered 2 comets in a 13 night period.