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The other day, I was considering changing back to “Standard Time” in a few weeks and I started thinking about all of the abstract ways humans think about Time. Not to get too into the…
Read more of Not Wx: Keeping time and the names for the Days of the Week
I have posted about astronomical “buzz cuts” before, but this one takes it to a new level. Asteroid 2020 SW is about to get really, really close to Earth. According to NASA, an asteroid will…
Read more of Asteroid, 2020SW, passes between Earth and Moon
Hurricane Laura made landfall as a strong Category 4 Hurricane. It has sustained wind estimated by the NHC at 150mph at the time. The destruction was catastrophic, some places will never be the same. Before…
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I know, I know… One disaster at time. But this is 2020! Disasters come in bunch. Like apples. And just like bunches of apples, there are always a few that aren’t quite ripe. That is…
Read more of Mark your Calendars: Sept 2 features close fly-by from Asteroid 2011 ES4
Get ready for a once-in-an-every-6,000ish-years event. A lot of people have been snapping great pictures of the comet during the past few days. Комета NeoWise в небе моего города. В следующий раз вы можете её…
Read more of How to spot the Comet NEOWISE (plus some background info on the comet itself)
Interactive Europa graphic provided by NASA We may all be focused on finding liquid water on Mars, but some planetary scientists are looking for liquid water in some very – VERY! – remote places. A…
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Your browser does not support the video tag. SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA’s work in human spaceflight, including the International Space Station…
Back in 1998 NASA found this near-earth object. This asteroid is about the size of a small town – one to three kilometers wide. “The newly discovered [asteroid 1998 OR2 is] large enough to cause…
Read more of Another near-Earth asteroid won’t be this close again until 2090
Turns out that fear-mongering is still a thing on the internet. I know, I know… Big surprise! Tuesday an article started circulating – I’m not going to post a link, but I’m sure you can…
Read more of Despite tabloid reports, the “killer asteroid” isn’t killing anyone
Your browser does not support the video tag. Spanish Facebook Live event with Solar Orbiter mission experts at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Video and description courtesy of NASA
