Tracking Asteroids and Comets

Published: 21 April 2021
on channel: Las Cumbres Observatory

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Asteroids and comets are chunks of water, rock and metal left over from when the Solar System was newly formed. Astronomers all around the world search for and track them, not only to find out more about them, but to find any that could pass close to Earth.

Learn more about asteroids: https://lco.global/spacebook/solar-sy...
Learn more about comets: https://lco.global/spacebook/solar-sy...

Chapters:

0:00 Minor planets
0:32 Where do asteroids and comets live?
0:46 Near Earth Objects
1:32 Observing Near Earth Objects

Animations: Alice Hopkinson
Narrator: Dr Edward Gomez
Music: Podington Bear - Wavy Glass

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