NASA Psyche Mission: Journey to a Metal World
♪It’s a shame, but livingin the city, very rarelydo you get to see stars. – I feel like I have anew connection to themin a way that Ihaven’t before. – If I’m out in...
Category: Asteroids & Comets
New Findings About Bright Spots on Ceres
The following video explains new findings about bright spots on Ceres. Namely, scientists have discovered that Ceres has more than 300 bright spots across the surface.
Meet ‘Oumuamua’, the First Asteroid from Another Star
Using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope in Hawaii, scientists have detected an asteroid from another star on October 19 this year. After the interstellar asteroid made the closest fly by the Sun, they were able to...
Geminid Meteor Shower 2017
This year, the Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak on December 13 and 14. This is certainly the best annual meteor shower that will be visible from December 7 until December 17.
Meteoroid Shower Captured from the International Space Station (ISS)
This video captured the recent meteoroid shower above our planet from the International Space Station (ISS). The video is created by Paolo Nespoli on November 5, this year.
Three Meteor Showers Are About to Happen This Month
The following video gives us a short review of three meteor showers that are about to happen this month – Leonids, Sothern Taurids, and Northern Taurids. It also gives us useful and practical instructions...
Scientists Detected the First Comet from Another Star in Our Solar System
A team of astronomers led by scientists from the Queen’s Belfast University has detected the first comet from interstellar space visiting our solar system. The comet is named A/2017 U1 and has an extreme...
Orionid Meteor Shower 2017
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...
Recent Meteor Shower Has Captured from 5 US Countries
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.
Two Meteor Showers Will Reach Their Peaks in Late October
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...
Scientists Found Freon-40 Around Infant Star and Comet 67P
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/...
Astronomers Found the Strangest Asteroid So Far
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found that asteroid 288P is the strangest asteroid they have ever seen. Namely, they have confirmed that the object is actually a binary asteroid where two asteroids...
NASA Reveals Asteroid Florence Has Two Moons
A new NASA’s radar image has revealed that asteroid Florence has two moons. The asteroid has passed by Earth between August 29 and September 1. It is 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) wide, while the...
Milky Way and Perseid Meteor Shower Time-Lapse
The following time-lapse video shows the Milky Way and the Perseid meteor shower in the California’s night sky. Even though Perseids were not that numerous as the previous year, the view is still spectacular.
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