Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Cosmic Debris

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published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
edited by Andrew Fraknoi
written by Carolyn Collins-Petersen
consultant: Peter Jenniskens

This item is a podcast audio presentation about "cosmic debris" -- the smaller chunks of material in space left over from the formation of our solar system -- and how they interact with observers on Earth. It features an interview with meteor-discoverer Peter Jenniskens, an astronomer for the SETI Institute. The podcast may be downloaded as an mp3 file or as a pdf document.

Also included is a comprehensive set of links to editor-approved web sites on meteor showers, meteorites and their properties, asteroids, comets, NASA image sets, and classroom activities.

This resource is one episode of Astronomy Behind the Headlines a web-based monthly periodical that features short interviews about the latest discoveries in astronomy and space science. All episodes are narrated by renowned scientists, who explain the phenomenon and why its discovery is significant. It is published and maintained by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Solar System = Asteroids = Comets	- High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Lecture/Presentation - Reference Material = Periodical - Audio/Visual = Sound

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- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Learner
Educator
General Public
Formats:: audio/mpeg
application/pdf
text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2009 Loch Ness Productions, 2009. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2010.
Keywords:: astronomy interviews, comet detection, interviews, meteor collision, meteorite, meteoroid, online magazine, online periodical, periodical, podcast, reading lists, resource guide
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created March 8, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 30, 2009

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=9884">Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Cosmic Debris. Edited by Andrew Fraknoi. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November 30, 2009.</a>

AIP Format

C. Collins-Petersen, , edited by A. Fraknoi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH02.html).

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C. Collins-Petersen, Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Cosmic Debris, edited by A. Fraknoi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009), <http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH02.html>.

APA Format

Collins-Petersen, C. (2009, November 30). Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Cosmic Debris. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from Astronomical Society of the Pacific: http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH02.html

Chicago Format

Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Cosmic Debris. Edited by Andrew Fraknoi. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November 30, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH02.html (accessed 14 December 2024).

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Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Cosmic Debris. Ed. Fraknoi, Andrew. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009. 30 Nov. 2009. 14 Dec. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH02.html>.

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A link to the home page for Astronomy behind the Headlines, the online periodical that hosted this and other podcast presentations.

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