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Travelers in the Night Eps. 453 & 454: Hammer & Comets and Asteroids
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 453 & 454: Hammer & Comets and Asteroids
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6 minutes
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Dec 16, 2018
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - NASA funded scientists carefully analyze how a conceptual spacecraft called HAMMER might be used to deflect the 1,600 foot diameter, 86 million ton, asteroid, Bennu, which has a 1 in 2,700 chance of impacting our planet in 2135. - So far the only sample of comet material scientists can study in their laboratories comes from NASA's Stardust mission which in 2006 which collected dust particles from the coma of Comet Wild 2. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Released:
Dec 16, 2018
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Podcast episode
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