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584-Pop Up Comets

584-Pop Up Comets

FromTravelers In The Night


584-Pop Up Comets

FromTravelers In The Night

ratings:
Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Virgo when he spotted a fuzzy ball with a tail moving through the night sky. The small possibility that such frozen gas ball could come near Earth at a speed of more than 30 miles per second producing a bright naked eye comet gives us a sense of wonder as to what else could literally pop up out of nowhere .
Released:
Apr 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Space, Asteroid Hunting, and Astronomy, an insider view.The music is "Eternity" by John Lyell.Astronomy Asteroids Space NASA Comets Earth Impact