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Stargazers will be able to catch a glimpse of the Quadrantid meteor shower this weekend, which illuminates the sky with up to 200 shooting stars every hour. The annual meteor shower runs every year between December 28 and January 12, but in 2021 the best views in the UK will be after dark on January 2 … Read more
Follow the wandering star! Moment meteor shower streaks across the night sky over Essex on Christmas Day Shooting stars were pictured across the night sky near Essex on Christmas Day The Ursid meteor shower takes place every year between 17 and 23 December Annual display was at peak on Dec 21 and 22 but continued into … Read more
Skygazers delight! Annual Geminid meteor shower set for this weekend will see more than 100 multi-colored shooting stars per hour streaking through the sky at 78,000mph The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak December 13 into the 14th Viewers could see more than 100 multi-colored shooting stars per hour They will shine yellow, … Read more
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