Animation of Rosetta’s Journey
The Rosetta spacecraft began its journey on July 31, 2014, and assisted the little lander Philae to reach the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov – Gerasimenko in November 2014. During the mission, Rosetta probe...
Category: Asteroids & Comets
Mystery of Ceres’ Volcanoes
Scientists are baffled by missing craters on Ceres after they got data from NASA’s Dawn mission. According to them, it might be that icy volcanoes can be responsible for this phenomenon.
Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower will reach its peak on July 28th and 29th. It will be visible in the Southern Hemisphere, but the shower might be observed in the Northern Hemisphere as well.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2016
This video contains information about the following Perseid meteor shower – when and where to watch. This year, it will culminate on August 11th and 12th. However, this beautiful phenomenon cannot be seen at...
Tour of Comets ISON and PanSTARRS
The following video shows the graphics of two comets – C/2012 S1 or Comet ISON and C/2011 S4 or Comet PanSTARRS. The images were taken by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Hubble Telescope Captures New Images of Comet 252P/LINEAR
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have managed to catch a jet of dust ejected by the rotating Comet 252P/ LINEAR. These three images were captured after two weeks of the comet’s last...
The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
The following video explains when the Eta Aquarid meteor shower will reach its peak and how we can watch this beautiful space event. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will be visible from the Southern...
The Annual Lyrid Meteor Shower
The following video informs us about the annual Lyrid meteor shower that will happen from April 16th to April 25th. Astronomers predict that the shower will reach its peak on April 22nd. However, stargazers...
Rosetta Captured a New Image of Comet 67/P
The Rosetta spacecraft still orbits Comet 67/P after The Philae landing. It has taken a new image of Comet 67/P while was 200 miles away.
Radar Images of Comet P/2016 BA14
NASA has released new images of the comet P2016 BA14 taken by radar on its closest flyby of Earth. They use an antenna of NASA’s Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California. The comet was...
Comet 252P/LINEAR Will Be the Closest Comet in 246 Years
The Comet 252P/LINEAR will make a close approach to Earth on March 21/22nd. It will be one of the closest flyby of the comet ever. Namely, the comet will make its closest approach in...
The Milky Way and Geminid Meteor Shower in 4K
This time-lapse video contains the images of the Milky Way, and Geminid Meteor Shower captured from the Mojave National Preserve that lies in the middle of the road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas....
Asteroids, Meteors & Meteorites
Asteroids, Meteors & Meteorites Besides the planets and their moons, many other objects are in the family of the Sun. The most spectacular, as seen from Earth, are comets. Bright comets have been noted...
What Did Scientists Learn from Philae’s Landing?
In the following video, Trace Dominguez from DNews explores the issue of Philae’s landing on the Comet 67P/ Churyumov – Gerasimenko. He explains what scientists have learned from the Philae’s visit that they did...
The Most Fascinating Asteroids in the Solar System
This video gives us the list of ten most fascinating asteroids in our Solar System. The list begins with the asteroid 2005 VX3 and ends with Vesta and Ceres. We can learn more about...
Geminid Meteor Shower Will Be Visible on December 13th and 14th
This year, the Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak on December 13th and 14th, and stargazers can observe up to 120 meteors per hour. The shower will be better seen in the Northern...
The Meteor Shower, Seen from Poland
In this video, bright fireballs in the night sky in Poland lit up the whole night sky and turned night into day yesterday. According to astronomers, it seems that the annual Taurid meteor shower...
Surprising Discovery of Oxygen on the Comet 67P
Scientists on the Rosetta mission unexpectedly detected large quantities of oxygen around the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. One of the theories they have, explains that oxygen dates back to the formation period of the comet, and...
