Perseid Meteor Shower Is More Visible and Spectacular Due to Dark Moon

Posted on 12/08/2015 by hira

The perseid meteor shower is set to put on a dazzling display in the sky. The shooting star spectacle will peak on late Wednesday and last till Thursday morning. This year’s meteor shower is...

Meteor Shower Tonight is going to be at its Apogee

Posted on 13/08/2014 by sumayah

An absolutely stunning firework display of meteors is visible tonight in the Western hemisphere. Belonging to the Perseid group of meteors, this bedazzling show surely amuse, amaze and entertain the...

Meteor Storm turned out to be a bust

Posted on 25/05/2014 by ahmed

It appears that a predicted "storm" of meteors has turned out to be more of a bust. However, a few in the Midwest US have claimed that they got a better glimpse of the shower than in the mid-Atlantic...

Giraffe Meteor Shower Expected Tonight

Posted on 23/05/2014 by sumayah

The earth collects debris from space in the folds of its atmosphere. The result is that this debris lights up and the phenomenon is called shooting stars or meteor showers. Meteor showers from...

Meteor Shower Created by Halley’s Comet is on Display

Posted on 05/05/2014 by sumayah

A meteor shower will appear in the night sky today. And it is a creation of the debris left by Halley’s Comet. For those who cannot view it due to clouds, the action can be seen live on the Internet...

Comet ISON Going on Peak This November

Posted on 05/11/2013 by sumayah

Comets are ephemeral objects that come and go. Maybe the most prominent one happens to be Halley’s Comet which passes by earth’s orbit every 75 years or so. The last time it appeared was in 1986 and...

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