Travelers In The Night

A rapidly spinning asteroid comes close to both the Earth and our Moon.

The giant planet Jupiter has its own family of comets orbiting our Sun.

A dozen Earth approaching asteroid candidates are discovered in a single night.

A potentially hazardous dead comet makes a close approach to Earth.

Humans have discovered oceans of liquid salty water on four small worlds in our solar system. Could living things be flourishing in these alien environments?

All life has a common core which can guide our search for life outside of our planet.

Mars is in the process of turning a moon into a ring.

My team the Catalina Sky Survey discovers 89 new Earth approaching objects in 24 nights

Comets may have brought the life enabling element Carbon to our planet.

Astronomers have discovered a family of stealthy asteroids some of which may have the potential to sneak up on planet Earth.

An asteroid small enough to fit under a basketball hoop makes frequent approaches to Earth, our Moon, and Mars.

An asteroid hunter wishes for a birthday comet but instead the Universe gave her an asteroid.

A rare very large Earth approaching object is discovered in an unusual place in the sky.

Humans must be very careful not to introduce any of Earth's organisms into the Martian environment.

A small asteroid about the size of a U-Haul moving truck makes frequent visits to our part of the solar system.

It is possible that showers of comets changed the course of life on Earth.

A space boomerang meets its fate in a collision with the Earth about 60 miles off of the coast of Sri Lanka producing a bright, but harmless light show in the noon sky.

Asteroids have been hauling water to our Moon and depositing it in places which are very handy for future human colonists.

Rik Hill discovers two potentially hazardous asteroids on successive nights.

Time spent under the natural night sky is one of the great joys of being human.