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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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 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 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...
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.
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