Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2017
This year, Eta Aquarid meteor shower reached its peak on the last weekend, May 6/ 7th. The following video shows the meteor shower and the Milky Way across the night sky of Colorado Springs,...
This year, Eta Aquarid meteor shower reached its peak on the last weekend, May 6/ 7th. The following video shows the meteor shower and the Milky Way across the night sky of Colorado Springs,...
Periodic comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák is discovered in 1858 by astronomer Horace Tuttle. During the second part of March, it will travel through constellation Ursa Major to Draco. It will be closer to our planet on...
Using Slooh online observatory’s telescope in Chile, astronomers have spotted the Comet 73P/ Schwassmann-Wachmann as it passes by the Earth. They have noticed that its nucleus has split into two pieces thus continuing the...
By using data from the NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, scientists have found organic molecules on dwarf planet, Ceres. The discovery points at the possibility of the existence of primitive life forms on this mysterious member...
The next full moon is actually a lunar eclipse that will appear on February 11. The eclipse is also known as “Snow Moon” and will occur with the Comet 47P/ Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova.
This video shows a spectacular meteor fireball in the early morning of January 25 that appears above North Carolina.
Using a high-resolution camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have captured a new crater. The fresh crater probably appeared as a result of the recent asteroid impact.
This video explains how and where to watch the Quadrantid meteor shower this year. The peak is expected to occur on January 3rd and 4th, depending on skywatcher’s location.
The following video explains when and where to look for the Ursid meteor shower. The shower will appear together with the moon in its last quarter phase. Even though the bright moon will make...
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found water ice in dark pockets of Ceres that are eternally hidden from the Sun. However, it doesn’t surprise scientists. They already have a theory that Ceres once had liquid...
The best meteor shower – the Geminid meteor shower – will reach its peak on December 13th. This year, it will coincide with the full moon, which will make it appear less spectacular than...
Three comets – 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák, 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková, and 46P/Wirtanen – will pass by Earth at the closest distance in the last few years during January and February. Actually, the two comets will fly by Earth in...
The Orionid meteor shower usually appears in the second part of October and lasts until November. This year, it will reach its peak from October 20th to October 21st.
On September 30, Rosetta spacecraft has taken a few last images before the end of its mission. Rosetta landed at the comet 67P/ Churyumov – Gerasimenko on August 14, and since then, it has...
New images from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta Spacecraft have discovered Philae probe lying in a dark crack, unable to recharge its solar batteries. Philae probe has successfully landed on the Comet 67P/...
In their search for clues about the origin of our Solar System, scientists have chosen asteroid Bennu as the best source material they need. Namely, they hope that the sample material they are going...
Meteorites fall everywhere on Earth. They destroy life, ruin the Earth’s flora and fauna, but they also bring chemicals that give life. According to scientists, there are three kinds of meteorites, but all of...
This year, the Perseid meteor shower has reached its peak on August 12th and 13th. This time-lapse video captured the Perseid meteor shower over Noble Canyon in Cleveland National Forest, California.