The first unmanned test flight of the new NASA Orion Spacecraft went perfectly. And the story of Eyes on The Solar System to explore the solar system and beyond
Dec 13th: Small Asteroids in Earth-like Orbits & Jupiter Trojan Confusion
The discovery of 10 foot diameter asteroid using University of Arizona 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon.
Dec 6th: Navigating the Earth/Moon Dance & Little Asteroid On An Inside Track
Some months the asteroid hunting community finds more than a half dozen small asteroids that pass closer to the Earth than our Moon.
Nov 29th: Peppered By Space Rocks & Where Extension Cords Can’t Reach
Nov 22nd: : A Large Strange One & Small Objects Visiting Our Neighborhood
Nov 15th: Phantom Meteor Shower & Target Asteroids
Today on #365DaysOfAstro: the phantom meteor shower probably caused by Comet Blanpain. Another issue: target asteroid for students.
Nov 8th: Name That Asteroid & You Are Close To Outer Space
It has been traditional for an asteroid to be named by its discoverer. But new opportunities arise for students to discover and name asteroids. More at #365DaysOfAstro
Nov 1st: Faster Than A Speeding Bullet & An Earth Approaching Comet
Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. It’s not Superman, it is a meteoroid. More at #365DaysOfAstro
Oct 25th: Witnessing An Asteroid Impact & Shine Little Asteroid, Shine
Oct 18th: MOM Reaches Mars & Space Rocks
A flash back to India’s Mars Orbiter Mission and the story of Asteroid 2008 TC3, the only asteroid which was observed to be hurtling between planets, flying through our atmosphere, and pieces of it found to be lying on the Earth’s Surface.