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Observing Alert – Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
With the southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaking tomorrow morning, the summer meteor-watching season officially begins. While not a rich shower from…
‘Weak’ New Meteor Shower Due To Fragile Comet Dust
While the Camelopardalid shower only produced a few meteors, the lack of flashy disintegrations showed astronomers something new, a new…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 23, 2014: How Do You Say “Camelopardalids?”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: David Dickinson (@astroguyz, www.astroguyz.com), Alessondra Springmann (@sondy), Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) & Mike Simmons…
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Potential Weekend Meteor Shower Will Pelt the Moon Too!
If the hoped-for meteor blast materializes this Friday night / Saturday morning (May 23-24) Earth won't be the only world getting…
How to See 209P/LINEAR, the Comet Brewing Up Saturday’s Surprise Meteor Shower
As we anxiously await the arrival of a potentially rich new meteor shower this weekend, its parent comet, 209P/LINEAR, draws…
May Meteor Storm Alert: All Eyes on the Sky!
On Friday night/early Saturday May 23-24 skywatchers across the U.S. and southern Canada may witness the birth of a brand new meteor shower. If predictions…
Astrophotos: Geminid Meteor Shower Images from Around the World
It's always one of the most reliable of the annual meteor showers, however, this year the Geminids had to compete…
Incredible Footage Shows a Perseid Meteor Exploding
Personally, I've never seen anything like this, and photographer and digital artist Michael K. Chung said he couldn't believe what…
The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: An Observer’s Guide
Get set for the meteoritic grand finale of summer. Northern hemisphere summer that is. As we head into August, our…
Weekly Space Hangout – July 26, 2013
It's time for another Weekly Space Hangout, where a dedicated team of space journalists run down all the big stories…