It is Fall 2019 and time for another Orionid meteor shower. The meteors can be seen between October 2 to November 7, with the peak occurring during the morning of October 21st or 22nd. The Orionids occur when the Earth passes through the debris left behind by Haley’s Comet, which is the parent comet of the shower. On the…
A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to have originated from outside the solar system. The object is designated C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), and wasdiscovered on Aug. 30, 2019, by Gennady Borisov at the MARGO observatory in Nauchnij, Crimea. The official confirmation that comet C/2019 Q4 is an interstellar comet has not yet been…
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On Saturday, the Earth’s atmosphere was impacted by a small meteor. This confirmed by scientist. The incident occurred on June 22, 2019 at 5:25 p.m. EDT. NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite along with others detected the flash over the Caribbean, about 170 miles from Puerto Rico. The object, designated Asteroid 2019 MO, was detected prior to its impact – in the…
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house-sized asteroid was discovered by astronomers at the Mount Lemmon Observatory outside of Tucson, Arizona on March 9, 2019
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the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 touched down on the surface of the target asteroid Ryugu for sample retrieval
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Just like Earth, Mars has sand dunes.On February 14, 2019, NASA’s Mars orbiter, Odyssey has revealed a large dune field that is shaped roughly like a hexagon on the crater floor in the Terra Cimmeria section of the southern highland region of the planet.
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One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, the mission of NASA’s Opportunity comes to an end after 15 years of exploring the surface of Mars.
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Scientists are planning a mission, what they are calling the first planetary defense test. They plan to deflect an asteroid and alter its path.
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It was overcast when I went into the backyard to see the rising of the Supermoon Sunday night. The super blood wolf moon. was due to appear.
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The first full moon and the first lunar eclipse of 2019 will occur on Sunday night-Monday morning, January 20-21, 2019.
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