... This month’s speaker will be Dr. Taylor Perron of the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences whose research focuses on the physical processes that create landscapes, both on earth and on other planets and moons. ...
... The Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program has become the world’s premiere asteroid search capability, finding ~50% of the near-Earth asteroids discovered since 1998, and has contributed significantly to the discovery of asteroids and ...
... Haumea (136108) in Bootes, 50 au from Earth (for comparison, Pluto is 32 au from Earth). Makemake (136472) in Coma Berenices, 51 au from Earth. ...
... Perigee is the point at which the Moon is closest in its orbit to the Earth and syzygy is a full or new moon, when the Earth, the Moon and the Sun are aligned. ...
... matter of time before astronomers find an Earth-sized planet orbiting a distant star ... The spectral fingerprint of an Earth-like planet changes throughout its evolution. ...
... NASA's GSFC Path of Totality for Cairns, Australia area (Google Earth) Cairns Local Circumstances 16А 55' 20.7" S 145А 46' 51.5 ... Calculated via Xavier M. Jubier's Solar Eclipse Calculator for Google Earth. ...
... Earth's Shadow from Mauna Kea Observatory . The earth's shadow to the east just after sunset on Mauna Kea Observatory, . ... Earth's Shadow from Mauna Kea Observatory . The earth's shadow to the east just after sunset on Mauna Kea Observatory, . ...