The path of 10 Hygiea during the month of May 2011.
(Created by the Author in Starry Night & Paint).
This week, the planetary conjunctions continue in the dawn skies, one of the better southern hemisphere meteor showers revs up, and we’ll turn you attention to an asteroid you’ve never heard of, but should have. [Read more...]
Astro-Vid Of the Week: To The Asteroids & Beyond
An artist’s concept of asteroid capture.
(Credit: NASA).
We never miss a chance to catch the fascinating series of talks posted weekly on YouTube via the SETI Institute. Beyond just aliens, these thought expanding seminars cover the length and breadth of space science. Often, the talks are highly technical, but we almost always grab something out of even the advanced ones. [Read more...]