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Most of us are probably familiar with the massive asteroid that impacted Earth near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula some 65 million years ago. This asteroid,…
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Likely you have heard of the asteroid belt, that planetary graveyard between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where numerous space rocks revolve around the…
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When most people think of astronomy, they think of planets and galaxies that are far, far away. But one can experience astronomy right here on Earth.…
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On June 13, 2010 a bright fireball streaked across the sky over Australia. Was this a meteor or an errant piece of space junk burning up in Earth’s…
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In 2016 NASA launched the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft toward an asteroid named Bennu, a 1,700-ft-wide body that orbits the Sun near Earth’s orbit. OSIRIS-REx…
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Mid December nights are cold and often snowy on the Western Slope. But, here’s an observing challenge: Catch the peak of this year’s Geminid Meteor Shower…
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Some say that we now live in the golden age of solar system exploration. In 2016 there are more than 15 active, interplanetary probes from the U.S.,…
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September 8th marked the beginning of NASA’s launch window for OSIRIS-Rex, a mission to study an asteroid called Bennu and return a sample of the…