Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks on August 12
Space Photo credit: NASA/JPL Sky watchers will soon be able to see the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower, a perennial favorite. The shower has been visible since July 17 and will stick around until...
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Health and Medicine Photo credit: Asteroid DA14 came approached Earth at a distance of about 26,700 km in February of 2013. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Asteroid 2014 RC—nicknamed Pitbull—will be...
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Space Photo credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss Located 38 million light years away in the constellation Dorado, visible in the Southern Hemisphere, the intermediate galaxy NGC 1566 appears to have had a recent...
View ArticleHundreds Of Meteors Will Light Up The Night Sky Tonight
Space Photo credit: NASA/JPL The Geminid meteor shower is a favorite of sky watchers every December because it can produce up to 120 sightings per hour. This year’s show runs from December 7-17,...
View ArticleHow To Watch The Lyrid Meteor Shower On Wednesday Night
Space Photo credit: Lyrids Meteor Shower 2013, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California USA. Shutterstock / lovemushroom For all stargazers, amateur astronomers, and meteor enthusiasts: The Lyrid Meteor...
View ArticleThe Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks TONIGHT
Space Photo credit: David Kingham / Flickr CC In the midst of Cinco de Mayo celebrations, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower will streak overhead with the “leftover flakes” of Halley's Comet, according to a...
View ArticleThe Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks TONIGHT - Here's How To Watch
Space Photo credit: A Delta Aquarid meteor in 2014. Jimmy Westlake/NASA. Look up to the skies on July 28 to spot the annual meteor shower of the Delta Aquarids.Visible from 9:00p.m. EDT (10:00p.m. BST;...
View ArticleWatch Today's Solar Eclipse LIVE From Your Computer
Space Photo credit: Hinode's view of the eclipse on Jan. 4, 2011. Image Credit: NASA/Hinode/XRT September is a special month for eclipses, and Slooh Community Observatory are looking to bring you all...
View ArticleWatch Live As An Enormous Asteroid Whizzes Past Earth This Halloween
Space Photo credit: Slooh. The Slooh telescope service has captured images of the “spooky” Halloween asteroid, officially known as TB145. The live online observatory will also track the newly...
View ArticleAn Enormous Piece Of Space Junk Will Crash Into The Ocean Tomorrow
Technology Photo credit: NASA Nope, not even the cosmos is free from the curse of “Friday the 13th.” On November 13, 2015, a mysterious piece of space junk will re-enter the atmosphere and hit...
View ArticleWatch Today's Total Solar Eclipse LIVE
Space Photo credit: An artist's impression of a total solar eclipse. K13 ART/Shutterstock. As you might have heard already, a total solar eclipse will be hanging above the sky in parts of the world...
View ArticleIncredible Images From Yesterday's Solar Eclipse
Space Photo credit: How the morning sky appeared for 3 minutes in Indonesia on March 9. Slooh The total solar eclipse swept across skies in East Asia, South Asia, Australia, and Hawaii on the morning...
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