An international team of scientists has discovered a ring around the most distant trans-Neptunian object Haumea. The dwarf planet is located 7.5 billion kilometers from our planet and has a specific rotational speed that...
This time of the year is a period when the Orionid meteor shower takes our views toward the night sky and the Orion constellation. This year, it will reach its peak activity between October...
A team of UCLA scientists has discovered intense storms on Saturn’s moon Titan. Namely, this largest Saturn’s moon shows more extreme weather conditions than it was previously expected.
Using the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), astronomers have recorded a massive collision of two neutron stars 130 million light-years away from our planet. The explosion creates light, heavy elements and gravitational waves....
The following video shows us an amazing view of the last meteor shower that happened on October 15. The video contains the pictures from 5 US countries where the fireball has been caught.
The following time-lapse video of the beautiful northern lights is captured from a cable car. The video shows an extraordinary view of the Aurora Borealis while dancing above Tromso in northern Norway.
The following time-lapse video contains the images of the Milky Way while rising above Lake Moogerah, Queensland, Australia. The video is made by an astrophotographer Charles N during August 2017.
A team of astronomers has found a new pair of stars – HD240430 and HD 240429. One of them dubbed Kronos after the titan from the Greek mythology because the star has eaten all...
The following video gives us a short review about two coming meteor showers that will happen in late October. Namely, the Orionid meteor shower and the Southern Taurid meteor shower will reach the peak...
The following video shows an extraordinary view by night of North America captured from the International Space Station (ISS). The video is taken by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli on September 20, this year.
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/ Submillimeter Array (ALMA) and ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft, scientists have detected Freon-40, the organohalogen that might support life. The compound has been discovered around a protostar and the Comet 67P/...
This video contains the following selection of images captured by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The collection shows a variety of beautiful nebulas and the most interesting places in the Universe.
The following time-lapse video shows us a beautiful dance of the northern lights captured from Akureyri, Ireland. The video is created by an astrophotographer Jason Moonwell on September 28th this year.
The following video consists of the images captured from the Tsokar Lake in northern India.
The following video explains how many moons each planet of our Solar System has. It also explains what causes the moons to appear.
The following video contains a list of 25 facts about our planet. The list begins with one of the shocking facts about Earth that our planet actually slowing down.
The following time-lapse video consists of 710 images of our planet, revealing a beautiful night view from Africa to Russia. The video is created by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli on September 12th.
This year, the Harvest moon will appear on Friday. The Harvest Moon is the full moon that appears closest to the autumnal equinox. Often, the Harvest Moon rises in September, but this year it...
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