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The second interstellar object we have found recently. It is definitely on a hyperbolic orbit so that shows it's not from our Solar System. At least we will get to study this one much longer as it is still entering our system. Michael Ritchie
Early results hint newfound interstellar comet is 'very red'
Although it came from another star, astronomers say the latest interstellar interloper shares some striking similarities with comets from our own solar system.Just think of a Super Massive Star going Ultranova and what is left collapses into a sphere only 15 miles across yet has a mass more then 2.5 times the mass of our Sun. A star anymore massive then that would collapse directly into a Black Hole. Michael Ritchie
Astronomers Have Found the Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected
West Virginia UniversityAstronomers at West Virginia University have found the most massive neutron star ever recorded, located about 4,600 light-years from EarWater vapor had been detected in the Atmosphere of a Super Earth that is twice the size and 8 times the mass of the Earth. K2-18b orbits a Red Drawf star that is a only 110 light years away in the Constellation of Leo. Michael Ritchie
Water Vapor Detected in Atmosphere of an Alien World Nearly Twice the Size of Earth
K2-18 b is one strange place.Check out what is going on in the sky this week. This is the last month that the Observatory is open every Friday night at dark. Then we go back to the first Friday of each month at 8:00pm. You can also call 419-371-1289 on any clear night and set up an appointment to visit the observatory. Michael Ritchie
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 6 – 14 - Sky & Telescope
Astronomy? Stargazing? Daily night-sky sights -- moon, stars, planets, constellations -- for the unaided eye, binoculars and telescopes.Three asteroids are going to fly by the Earth very closely today. Here is the story about it. Michael Ritchie
[NASA Asteroid Tracker: 3 Asteroids Will Be Very Close To Earth On Monday] va.topbuzz.com/al/hxFdSc
NASA Asteroid Tracker: 3 Asteroids Will Be Very Close To Earth On Monday
NASA is monitoring three asteroids that are currently headed for Earth. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the biggest asteroid from the group is almost as long as the wingspan of a Boeing 747 plane.