Tens of millions near-Earth objects come closer than about 30 million miles to us
There are 15000 asteroid near earth. Are day dangerous? Check it out at #365DaysOfAstro
Podcaster: Dr. Al Grauer
Title: Travelers in the Night Digest: Human Geological Epoch & A Haul
Date: April 27, 2009 Title: Will the World End in 2012? Podcaster: Cameron Hummels Organization: Columbia University Astronomy: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu. Description: An increasing number of people believe that December 21, 2012, will mark the end of the world. Proponents of this idea cite diverse astronomical reasons for an imminent apocalypse: the end of the Mayan long-count […]
Date: February 8, 2009 Title: The Paragould Meteorite of 1930 Podcaster: Kenneth Renshaw Organizations: NASA/JPL’s Solar System Ambassador program, Saturn Observation Campaign Description: Although much astronomical research is done by looking at things far away, some is performed here on Earth with meteorites that unexpectedly provide us with rock specimens from millions of miles away. […]
