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Astronomer and Planetary Scientist working at Las Cumbres Observatory. Working on asteroids, particularly Near Earth Objects (NEOs) and tracking changes in Earth's atmosphere in order to better calibrate astronomical data.

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Does NASA have an end-of-the-world policy?
Feb 20, 2020
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Why are we interested in visiting the giant planets' icy moons?
Jan 24, 2020
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Why was Canberra able to listen to Voyager 2 but not talk to it?
Mar 5, 2020
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How can stellar images be "subtracted" from a sequence of exposures? (difference imaging)
May 22, 2020
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What is the purpose and necessity of this giant structure being used in tests of China's Mars lander?
Nov 15, 2019
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When was the last time that Starman/Roadster was seen?
Oct 29, 2018
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What is the closest distance SpaceX's Tesla Roadster (Starman) will ever be to Mars?
Aug 17, 2019
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Are there any specific plans for how to deal with near-Earth comets? If not, should there be?
Sep 22, 2019
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NEAR Shoemaker mission data
Mar 21, 2020
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Skyfield, how to use https:// instead of ftp://?
Nov 17, 2020
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Why does it take so long to transmit an image from New Horizons to Earth?
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Where did the Sun get hydrogen to work with if it is in the 3rd generation of stars?
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Will the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (formerly the LSST) make a significant increase in the rate of astronomical event alerts?
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Beta Andromedae (Mirach) and distances mentioned in original Cosmos series from 1980
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What (the heck) is a Super Worm Equinox Moon?

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