A finder chart depicting the location of the radiant of the Quadrantids meteor shower, from Astronomy Now magazine. Credit: Astronomy Now/Greg Smye-Rumsby (CC BY 4.0)…
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Astronomical chart showing Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on leash, also showing a quadrant, and the…
What’s the difference between asteroids, comets and meteors? These space rocks each have their own unique attributes. But differences aside, these fascinating objects are all…
Geminid meteor shower. The Geminids are caused by debris from a celestial object known as 3200 Phaethon, whose origin is the subject of some debate.…
A full Moon rises over Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Santa Clarita, California, on June 24, 2021. Credit: NASA/Preston Dyches The Next Full Moon…
The fireball fragmenting, observed from Sesvete in Croatia. Credit: Damir Šegon (Astronomical Society Istra Pula and Višnjan Science and Education Center, Croatia) On February 28,…
Artist’s evidence-based depiction of the blast, which had the power of 1,000 Hiroshimas. Credit: Allen West and Jennifer Rice An Ancient Disaster In the Middle…
1988 – 2021 While the major meteor showers draw the most attention, large and bright fireballs can blaze through the sky at any time of…
The volcanic ash, a very light rock, consists of nitrogen-rich silicate minerals (white) and dark mica crystals. Credit: Gernot Arp, University of Goettingen Research team…
April 22, 2021, Lyrid meteor shower radiants in CAMS data (yellow dots) from long-period comet Thatcher. Credit: P. Jenniskens / SETI Institute Researchers report that…
Mocked up illustration of touchdown impact on Antarctica. Credit: Mark A. Garlick Research led by the University of Kent’s School of Physical Sciences has found…
A Jupiter Vista from Juno. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill From aboard the Juno spacecraft, a Southwest Research Institute-led instrument observing auroras…
A burst of 1999 Leonid meteors as seen at 38,000 feet from Leonid Multi Instrument Aircraft Campaign. Astronomers have developed a meteor simulation tool to…
A Perseid meteor captured by the LIC1 camera of the Canary Long-Baseline Observatory (CILBO) on Tenerife in the early hours of 12 August 2020. The…
The Perseid meteor shower is here! With Comet NEOWISE making its way out of the solar system, it is time for a celestial show caused…
The spherical interlocking structure is indicative of formation in water, allowing scientists the measure the chemistry of the remnant solution trapped between grains. Credit: Chi…
Evidence found by researchers indicates a cosmic impact caused the destruction of one of the world’s earliest human settlements. Before the Taqba Dam impounded the…
The meteorite ‘Flensburg’ in close-up view. Credit: WWU – Markus Patzek Planetologists show that the meteorite contains minerals that formed under the presence of water…
Image of the fireball from the seaside resort town of Bude, northeast Cornwall, England, at 23:24 UTC. Credit: Chris Small On January 21, 2020, a…
These are images capturing the 2017 fireball from different angles and a map showing where the cameras were located. Credit: NAOJ/Kasuga et al. At around…