Travelers In The Night

326-Asteroids 2016 21.02.2017 2:01 ↓

Dangerous Celestial Neighbors Are Still Out There.

325-Marrakech 17.02.2017 2:01 ↓

An observatory near Marrakech, operated remotely from France and Switzerland, is discovering new members of our solar system.

324-Newborn Planets 14.02.2017 2:01 ↓

Astronomers are able to view the rare occurrence of planets in formation with the ALMA radio telescope in Chile.

323-Big Splash 10.02.2017 2:01 ↓

An asteroid impacting into the ocean would create a big splash but not a tsunami.

322-Dust Stories 07.02.2017 2:01 ↓

Tiny messengers from outer space enter our atmosphere every day. Collect your own beautiful micro-meteorite sample.

321-Dangereous Comet 03.02.2017 2:01 ↓

Humanity should be ready in the unlikely but potentially catastrophic situation in which a comet comes out of nowhere and is heading for planet Earth.

320-WOW What a Ride 31.01.2017 2:01 ↓

A potentially hazardous asteroid crosses the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. It must be made of durable rocky material to survive its close approaches to the Sun.

319-Lost and Found 27.01.2017 2:01 ↓

A 426 foot diameter asteroid is found after being lost for 15 years.

318-Caves of Mars 24.01.2017 2:01 ↓

It is intriguing to consider that deep inside Mars all of the necessary ingredients for life may be present together.

317-Psyche Water 20.01.2017 2:01 ↓

The asteroid Psyche may be one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the solar system.

316-Weird Centaur 17.01.2017 2:01 ↓

Centaurs are named after the mythical beasts which were half human and half horse perhaps because they have characteristics of both asteroids and comets.

315-See Comets 13.01.2017 2:01 ↓

2017 will be a good year to view comets with your unaided eye or a pair of binoculars.

314-Our Number 10.01.2017 2:01 ↓

The extremely unlikely scenario of an impactor with our number on it.

313-Martian Motherlode 06.01.2017 2:01 ↓

Using ground the penetrating RADAR on the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have discovered an ice deposit on Mars the size of New Mexico.

312-200 Yards Of Trouble 03.01.2017 2:01 ↓

An asteroid which can come to within about an Earth circumference of the surface of our home planet needs watching.

311-Bright and Bald 30.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Humans are developing the ability to study an Earth approaching object to prepare for one that is on an impact trajectory with our home planet.

310-Ethics and Mars 27.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Should martian microbes be sacrificed to human space exploration.

309-Tiny Atira 23.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Atira, named for the Pawnee goddess of Earth and the Morning and Evening Star orbits the Sun inside of our path.

308-Planning For Impact 20.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Planning for the unlikely event that an asteroid is on a collision course with planet Earth will minimize injury and the loss of life.

307-Stepping It Up 16.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Competition gives humans the best chance to find dangerous objects and tax payers get more bang for their buck.

306-Egg Rock 13.12.2016 2:01 ↓

The NASA/JPL Mars Curiosity Rover discovers a meteorite on Mars.

305-Murky 09.12.2016 2:01 ↓

A very close approaching asteroid is observed to pass through the Earth's shadow.

304-Close One 06.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Tracking a small asteroid as it makes a very close approach to planet Earth.

303-CRASH 02.12.2016 2:01 ↓

Traveling to Mars is a risky business.

302-Sensing A Comet 29.11.2016 2:01 ↓

Combining Art and Science gives us a new way to appreciate the wonders of the Universe.