R. A. Kowalski found 2008 TC3 & Your host, Al Grauer, discovered the 1kilometer-diameter Centaur type asteroid.
Aug 4th: The First Pre-Impact Discovery & An Asteroid with a Comet Orbit
Tag: travelers in the night
Jul 28th: Finding Earth Approaching Object & Discovery of Comet Hill
In today’s podcast: Catalina Sky Survey searches for Earth Approaching Objects & the discovery of Comet Hill
Jul 21st: Voyager I’s Baby Step & 2013 US10 From Asteroid to Comet to Deep Space
Looking into the sky on a clear-dark night, have you wondered what it would be like to travel in deep space?
Jul 14th: Suppose An Asteroid… & Russian Fireball (Chelyabinsk)
Have you wondered what would happen if a rock from space landed near one of our large cities? #travelersinthenight at #365DaysOfAstro
Jul 7th: A Bad Day for Dinosaurs & The Tunguska Event
Scientific evidence suggests that it was a bad day when a large asteroid or a comet crashed into the Earth. more at #365DaysOfAstro
Jun 30th: Close & Fourth Closest
The discovery of asteroid 2018 UL and 2018 UA.
Jun 23rd: Eric’s Night & Quiet Sun
16 new discoveries of minor planet by Eric Christensen & Solar minima caused natural night sky to decline about 30% in brightness. #365DaysOfAstro with @Nmcanopus
Jun 16th: What A Night & Large PHA
20 new minor planet object and Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2018 SK3
Jun 9th: Fuls III & Vulcan
Carson Fuls discovered his third comet and a planet orbiting the triple star system 40 Eridani.
Jun 2nd: Carson’s Night & Pair of PHAs
Four new Earth Approaching Asteroids, a comet, and two new PHA’s.