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The eta Aquariid meteor shower, active throughout April and May, is set to peak on May 5 with an impressive outburst year, featuring 120-160 meteors per hour. Despite the full moon’s brightness, the shower’s fireballs, caused by Earth encountering debris from Comet Halley, make it worth watching. Credit: AMS Elizabeth WarnerThe eta Aquariid meteor shower, peaking on the morning of May 5, promises an outburst year with up to 160 meteors per hour. Despite the full moon, bright fireballs make it worth watching, especially in…

Last year, some fragments of a rare meteorite crashed in India. According to researchers, a meteorite that landed in Gujarat has been identified as a rare aubrite originating from a highly reduced and differentiated parent body within our solar system. What is particularly intriguing to them is that this uncommon element exhibits distinctive features of the highly reducing conditions present on the surface of Mercury. This finding could be crucial for gaining knowledge of secrets of planetary processes.On August 17,…

Russian announced on Wednesday a February mission to the International Space Station to pick up crew members left stranded after a strike damaged the capsule that was to take them home. Dodging the kind of meteorite strike that forced Russia to plan a space station rescue mission is nearly impossible, yet the greater threat to spacecraft is actually the man-made debris in orbit, experts say.Russian announced on Wednesday a February mission to the International Space Station to pick up crew members left stranded after a…

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 16 December 2022: Geminids were seen streaking across the night sky on December 13. NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 16 December 2022: The Geminids Meteor Shower was a sight to behold. When the meteors struck across the sky on the night of December 13, the view was spectacular. In case you didn't know, when meteor material falls on Earth, most of it burns up while entering the atmosphere, leaving behind trails of shooting stars. According to NASA, this phenomenon is known as a Meteor…

Geminids meteor shower was one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, which lit up the sky on December 13. The Geminid was one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, lighting up the sky on the night of December 13. If the weather conditions are ideal, the showers produce up to 100-150 meteors per hour. However, people could not properly witness the stunning phenomenon this year as the conditions were far from perfect. A gibbous moon and harsh weather conditions played a spoilsport during the…

The brightly lit Geminid meteor shower is set to peak tonight, December 14. Know all about it and how to watch it live online. Sky watchers are in for an incredible treat the next few days. But tonight, December 14, is going to be the most spectacular of them all. Why? It's because the Geminid meteor shower is very much live and it is expected to peak tonight. Not only that, but many astronomers believe that it is going to be one of the best meteor shower nights of the entire year. So, you absolutely cannot miss it.…

Despite making up 85% of the total mass in the universe, dark matter has remained elusive to direct detection. A new study proposes a unique way to look for it using the Earth’s atmosphere as a giant detector for dark matter particles streaming through the air like meteors.Dark matter is thought to pervade the cosmos, surrounding all of us right this second. So why can’t we find it? Because it happens to be invisible – it doesn’t emit, absorb or reflect light and very rarely interacts with regular matter. That may sound…

What’s Up Skywatching Highlights for October 2022? Evenings with giants, Mars changes course, and meteors from Orion.What are some skywatching highlights in October 2022?Enjoy giant planets <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Jupiter</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. It is a gas giant with a mass greater then all of the other planets…

Good news for stargazers as the Perseid meteor shower is likely to happen today, August 11, and on August 12.…

Once a year, from mid-July to late August, Earth passes through a cosmic junk heap that pelts our planet with thousands of tiny space rocks no wider than a grain of sand. We call this annual event the Perseid meteor shower – or simply the Perseids.  This year, the Perseids peak in the dark hours between 11 August and 12. Unfortunately, the fact that there's a bright full moon around the same time will dampen the show.You may be able to see 10-20 meteors per hour during the peak, according to NASA – down from the 50 to 60…