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A number of celestial events are lined up for the shortest month of the year,…

Stargazers will have quite a treat to look forward to this month as the first meteor shower of 2024, the Quadrantids, will peak on Thursday, January 4. The shower itself has been active since December 26, and it will continue to be visible in the night sky throughout January 16, 2024. However, the best time to see this first shower of the year is this coming Thursday.NASA says that the first annual meteor shower of the year could even be the best, with the Quadrantids capable of offering up to 120 shooting stars…

 The year's best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as many as one or even two a minute streaking across dark skies.The meteors will reach their frenzy Thursday. But Wednesday night should provide a cosmic spectacle as well. The moon is waning so that will make for prime viewing anywhere in the world where skies are clear and in spots without light pollution. NASA urged observers to look everywhere in the sky since meteors don't come from any particular direction. Between 60 and 120 meteors…

The year 2023 has given stargazers some breathtaking views of the night sky with northern lights, meteor showers, comets, and more. However, the year has not ended and there is still more to come. The Geminid meteor shower has finally begun and it will reach its peak soon, enabling skygazers to witness the cosmic event up close. The meteor shower is expected to peak in mid-December. Know the date and how to catch the meteor shower among other details below:About Geminid meteor showerAccording to a NASA report, the…

The Leonids meteor shower will peak this weekend, which means skywatchers will get a chance to see one of the most beautiful sights of the year. The Leonids began appearing in the sky back on November 3, and they’ll continue until December 2, but if you want to see them at their brightest, you’ll need to head outside this weekend. The Leonids will peak from Friday, November 17 to Saturday, November 18. The moon will be just 23 percent full throughout the peak, which means it should let you see lots of shooting…

Yet again the time has come when we get to experience the fascinatingly illuminated sky as the Perseid meteor shower will be seen in August. The meteor shower happens every year from mid-July to August and it is one of the amazing views that everyone should look forward to This year is different from the rest. The Perseid meteor shower can be seen with the naked eye in the dark night sky, and the good news is that the moon will only be 10 per cent illuminated, Space.com reports, therefore, you can totally enjoy the view.…

Recent findings have shed light on the mysterious origins of the annual Geminid meteor shower. In a NASA blog post on June 14, 2023, Desiree Apodaca from the Goddard Space Flight Center revealed intriguing insights suggesting that a high-speed collision or a gaseous explosion could be responsible for creating the Geminid meteor stream.Unlike other meteor showers such as the Delta Aquariids or the Perseids, which are caused by debris from icy comets orbiting the sun, the Geminid meteors have a different source.For several…

The Geminids meteor shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers that occurs annually. For the unaware, meteors come from leftover comet particles and bits from asteroids. While asteroids can be found in space in their own orbits, they leave behind debris trails consisting of meteors. As Earth revolves around the Sun, it passes through these clouds which allows the rocky bits to collide with our atmosphere where they disintegrate to create fiery and colorful streaks in the sky. Although it has been known that the…

The metallic object believed to be a meteorite on the floor of a home in New Jersey. Photo: Hopewell Township Police DepartmentA metallic oblong-shaped rock may have made its way from space all the way to the surface of Earth, traveling hundreds of millions of miles only to land in New Jersey. What Is Planet Nine and Why Can’t We Find It?The object fell through the roof of a home in Hopewell Township, New Jersey on Monday just after 1:00 p.m. ET, CNBC first reported. Although it remains unidentified, it’s suspected that…

The Quadrantids meteor shower, a yearly favourite of skywatchers, occurred this week and was exceptionally stunning. The Quadrantids, sometimes known as the 'Quads,' are distinctive among meteor showers for many reasons. To begin, the asteroid 2003 EH1 was identified twenty years ago, and these meteors constitute its debris path. At 3.2 kilometres in diameter, the asteroid is large enough to be the fragment of a long-dead comet, which is what most scientists believe it to be. The stunning fireball meteors…