Meteor is seen exploding in the sky over Brazil in footage captured by space observatory The Heller and Jung Space Observatory in Porto Alegre, Brazil, recorded the explosion of a meteor Monday in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul The meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere at 2:31am local time at an altitude of … Read more
Leonid meteor shower will peak TONIGHT with up to 20 shooting stars an hour streaking across the sky A meteor shower is created when the Earth passes through the tail of a comet The Leonid shower’s parent comet is the 2.23mile across Tempel-Tuttle You should be able to see about 20 meteors per hour if … Read more
Leonid meteor shower will peak TONIGHT with up to 20 shooting stars an hour streaking across the sky A meteor shower is created when the Earth passes through the tail of a comet The Leonid shower’s parent comet is the 2.23mile across Tempel-Tuttle You should be able to see about 20 meteors per hour if … Read more
Leonid meteor shower to light up the night sky next week with 15 shooting stars every hour visible across the world The Leonid meteor shower is set to peak on November 16 through November 17 This is an annual event, but this year will be more visible than last year The moon is set to only … Read more
The Draconid meteor shower will reach its peak this week, with an estimated five shooting stars visible in the night sky every hour by Wednesday evening. The annual ‘show’ happens as the Earth passes through debris left behind by icy comet Giacobini-Zinner as it broke up when its orbit brought it closer to the Sun. … Read more
Stunning Orionid meteor shower will dazzle the world with hundreds of shooting stars this month, with peak viewing expected on October 22 We are set to witness an Orionid meteor shower through October It happens when Earth passes through stream of debris from Comet Halley The event occurs October 2 through November 7, with peak … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks TONIGHT filling the sky with up to 40 shooting stars an hour as Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is caused by debris left by Halley’s Comet It is best viewed in the southern hemisphere but is visible from … Read more
Eta Aquariids meteor shower to fill the sky with dozens of shooting stars an hour this weekend ahead of the peak on Tuesday The Eta Aquariid meteor shower was caused by debris left by Halley’s Comet It is best viewed in the southern hemisphere but is visible from most of the Earth Astronomers say at … Read more
Stargazers get incredible sight of Lyrid meteor shower as dark skies light up with new moon to show off 15 shooting stars an hour * Did you take any pictures of the Lyrid meteor shower last night? Email them to: [email protected] * By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 07:47 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: … Read more