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Asteroid Education – Eric Christensen on accelerating asteroid discovery

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In a candid interview for “Asteroid Education”, Eric Christensen, Director of the Catalina Sky Survey and an Asteroid Day Expert, says that for NASA to meet its congressional mandate to find…

Asteroid Day August Competition – Your Questions answered by the Experts

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In August 2016, as part of the Asteroid Day August Update Episode, we ran a competition asking you to submit your best asteroid Questions via Twitter. Below are all the…

Asteroid Named for Freddie Mercury

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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Freddie Mercury received a cosmic boost when on September 5th, ‘Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury’ was…

The man behind Asteroid Day Italy

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This is an op-ed piece by Asteroid Day Italy Coordinator, astrophysicist and founder of the Virtual Telescope (an official partner) Dr. Gianluca Masi. My interest in asteroids dates back to…

2016 Perseid Meteor Shower

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Here is a picture from last night. Unfortunately, it is a bit out of focus. My wide lens is f4 i.e. not ideal for this type of photography. NEXT MORNING:…