Category: Video of the Day
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Breaks Record After Orbiting Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft carried out a single, eight-second burn of its thrusters and entered into orbit around the asteroid Bennu, becoming the smallest object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft.
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China’s Chang’e 4 Probe Lands on the Far Side of the Moon
A spacecraft that belongs to the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) has just landed on a previously unexplored region on the far side of the moon.
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2019 Coming Soon
Most meteor showers are usually named after the constellations that is their radiant point, the Quadrantids radiant point for this shower is Boötes.
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Speedy Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto Heading Our Way
There is a fast-moving comet heading towards the Sun and the Earth’s vicinity. C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto will be closest to the Earth around February 11-12, 2019
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Arctic Report Card 2018
NOAA released its 2018 Arctic Report Card which details how the climate is changing in Earth’s northern polar region
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Saturn’s Disappearing Rings?
One of the most recognizable planets to amateur astronomers is changing. The ringed planet, Saturn will eventually lose its rings
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen: The Brightest Comet of 2018
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is due to closely sweep passed the sun on December 12, 2018 and then pass the Earth on December 16. 46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet that was discovered photographically on January 17, 1948, by the American astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen at the Lick Observatory.The comet has a current orbital period of 5.4 years. On December 16, 2018 the…
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Raw Cookie Dough, Just Say No!
It is the season for some serious baking, especially cookies… The Center for Disease Control (CDC) wants to everyone to avoid eating raw cookie dough. Yes it is very tempting when you are fixing batches of delicious cookie to taste the cookie dough, but the CDC wants to remind you not to do it.…
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2018 Geminids Coming Soon
It’s December and it’s time for another Geminid Meteor Shower. Caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, the Geminids are thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a “rock comet” orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet. This shower favors the Northern Hemisphere, but will be visible from…
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All New 2019 Kia Niro EV Makes Debut a the Los Angeles Auto Show
Niro EV, a new offering from Kia has made its North American debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, and is opening a world of new possibilities for crossover loving consumers.