By Paul Scott Anderson, on January 23rd, 2019
Photo showing the impact of a meteorite on the Moon as seen during the lunar eclipse on Jan. 20, 2019. Photo Credit: Jose M. Madiedo
The lunar eclipse last Sunday – the so-called “super wolf blood moon” – was spectacular, with thousands of great images being taken by skywatchers. But some keen-eyed observers also […]
By David Darling, on July 26th, 2013 Photo Credit: NASA / SST
Coming soon to a region of space near you: comet ISON, which is expected to put on a spectacular show toward the end of the year. Currently, ISON is about 258 million miles from the Sun, between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. Its tail already stretches out more […]
By NASA, on April 29th, 2013 [youtube_video]http://youtu.be/_eSYxvUWwVk[/youtube_video]
Video courtesy of NASA
Anticipation is building as Comet ISON plunges into the inner solar system for a close encounter with the sun in November 2013. Blasted at point-blank range by solar radiation, the sungrazer will likely become one of the finest comets in many years.
[…]
By David Darling, on February 17th, 2013 [youtube_video]http://youtu.be/svzB0QYNIWI[/youtube_video]
Video courtesy of Sky News
The universe fired two warning shots across the Earth’s bow within the same 24-hour period this past week. The first was a large meteor that exploded over central Russia, which was followed by the closest predicted pass of an asteroid. These two events took place only half […]
By Jason Rhian, on January 7th, 2013 A meteorite with Martian origins has been discovered to contain 10 times as much water as previous meteorites. Image Credit: NASA
Some 17 years after the controversial announcement was made regarding the ALH84001 Martian meteorite, another meteorite is making news, albeit for far tamer reasons. Scientists have discovered a meteorite, one which they believe […]
|
|