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Geminid Meteor Shower To Light Up The Sky This Weekend - Don't Miss The Peak
The Geminids meteor shower, originating from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, is set to peak between December 13 and 14, showcasing up to 120 meteors per hour under optimal conditions.
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Asteroid That Exploded Above Niagra Falls Confirmed to Be the Smallest Space Rock Ever Measured
In November 2022, asteroid 2022 WJ1 exploded above Niagara Falls in a green fireball, making it the smallest space rock ever measured. Detected hours before impact, the asteroid provided valuable insights into asteroid tracking and analysis. Researchers utilised telescopes and meteor cameras to determine its size and composition, setting a preceden...
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors: What Makes Each Celestial Object Unique
NASA planetary scientists explain that asteroids, comets, and meteors all orbit the Sun but differ greatly in their composition, appearance, and behaviour. These objects play unique roles in understanding the solar system’s formation and evolution.
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Taurid Meteor Stream Unlikely to Contain Dangerous Asteroids, New Study Suggests
A recent study led by Quanzhi Ye, an astronomer at the University of Maryland, reveals that the Taurid Meteoroid Complex, a debris stream linked to past Earth impacts, poses less danger than previously thought. Ye's team found fewer large asteroids in the stream, reducing the risk of a catastrophic collision with Earth. While these findings offer r...
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NASA Spacecraft Collision May Have Created A Meteor Shower That Will Hit Earth In...
Rocky debris from NASA's asteroid deflection mission is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to create the human-made meteor shower known as the Dimorphids within the next 13 years, scientists have predicted.
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Debris From NASA Mission Could Create The First Human-Made Meteor Shower. Here's How
The collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and DART spacecraft generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds of rocks and dust.
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Fireball Streaks Through Sky In Ontario, Stunning Sight Captured On Camera
A fireball is a meteor generally brighter than the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky.
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Spectacular Video Shows Massive Fireball Lighting Up Night Sky Over US
A spectacular fireball on Friday was spotted zooming over several US states, including Indiana and Wisconsin. The American Meteor Society (AMS) shared a video of the sighting and said that it received around 150 reports of the fireball.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower To Be Witnessed In These Indian Cities Today
The Lyrid meteors according to NASA have been observed for the last 2,700 years and are well known to leave behind glowing dust trails and streaks in the night sky as they pass through.
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Asteroid Hits Earth's Atmosphere North of Iceland Within 2 Hours of Being Discovered
A three-meter wide astroid entered Earth's atmosphere north of Iceland just two hours after bring discovered. Most of it was vaporised before reaching the surface.
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Killer Asteroids Abound. NASA Is Ready To Do Something About It
On a winter morning in 2013, a meteor the size of a four-story building screamed across the country, exploding near the city of Chelyabinsk and injuring more than 1,600 people amid widespread property damage.
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Massive Meteor Shower "Hit Earth And Moon" 800 Million Years Ago
A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the Moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday.
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In A First, Spacecraft Circling The Sun Spots Huge Trail Of Asteroid Dust
Once there was an asteroid that flew too close to the sun. It was small and dark and rocky, too fragile to withstand such scorching conditions. The asteroid cracked, releasing a burst of dust and debris. Though it continued traveling along its orbit, it dropped millions of fragments in its wake.
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Weather Satellite, Radar Detect Car-Size Asteroid Exploding In Atmosphere
At 4:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon, meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash signature over the Caribbean waters 170 miles south of Puerto Rico. A spattering of debris showed up on the National Weather Service in San Juan's radar. That's a telltale sign of a meteor or asteroid impact.
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Video: Asteroid Headed Towards Earth Explodes Above Africa
A boulder-size asteroid disintegrated over Africa just hours after its discovery on Saturday morning, June 2.
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Geminid Meteor Shower To Light Up The Sky This Weekend - Don't Miss The Peak
The Geminids meteor shower, originating from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, is set to peak between December 13 and 14, showcasing up to 120 meteors per hour under optimal conditions.
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Asteroid That Exploded Above Niagra Falls Confirmed to Be the Smallest Space Rock Ever Measured
In November 2022, asteroid 2022 WJ1 exploded above Niagara Falls in a green fireball, making it the smallest space rock ever measured. Detected hours before impact, the asteroid provided valuable insights into asteroid tracking and analysis. Researchers utilised telescopes and meteor cameras to determine its size and composition, setting a preceden...
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors: What Makes Each Celestial Object Unique
NASA planetary scientists explain that asteroids, comets, and meteors all orbit the Sun but differ greatly in their composition, appearance, and behaviour. These objects play unique roles in understanding the solar system’s formation and evolution.
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Taurid Meteor Stream Unlikely to Contain Dangerous Asteroids, New Study Suggests
A recent study led by Quanzhi Ye, an astronomer at the University of Maryland, reveals that the Taurid Meteoroid Complex, a debris stream linked to past Earth impacts, poses less danger than previously thought. Ye's team found fewer large asteroids in the stream, reducing the risk of a catastrophic collision with Earth. While these findings offer r...
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NASA Spacecraft Collision May Have Created A Meteor Shower That Will Hit Earth In...
Rocky debris from NASA's asteroid deflection mission is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to create the human-made meteor shower known as the Dimorphids within the next 13 years, scientists have predicted.
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Debris From NASA Mission Could Create The First Human-Made Meteor Shower. Here's How
The collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and DART spacecraft generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds of rocks and dust.
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Fireball Streaks Through Sky In Ontario, Stunning Sight Captured On Camera
A fireball is a meteor generally brighter than the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky.
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Spectacular Video Shows Massive Fireball Lighting Up Night Sky Over US
A spectacular fireball on Friday was spotted zooming over several US states, including Indiana and Wisconsin. The American Meteor Society (AMS) shared a video of the sighting and said that it received around 150 reports of the fireball.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower To Be Witnessed In These Indian Cities Today
The Lyrid meteors according to NASA have been observed for the last 2,700 years and are well known to leave behind glowing dust trails and streaks in the night sky as they pass through.
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Asteroid Hits Earth's Atmosphere North of Iceland Within 2 Hours of Being Discovered
A three-meter wide astroid entered Earth's atmosphere north of Iceland just two hours after bring discovered. Most of it was vaporised before reaching the surface.
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Killer Asteroids Abound. NASA Is Ready To Do Something About It
On a winter morning in 2013, a meteor the size of a four-story building screamed across the country, exploding near the city of Chelyabinsk and injuring more than 1,600 people amid widespread property damage.
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Massive Meteor Shower "Hit Earth And Moon" 800 Million Years Ago
A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the Moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday.
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In A First, Spacecraft Circling The Sun Spots Huge Trail Of Asteroid Dust
Once there was an asteroid that flew too close to the sun. It was small and dark and rocky, too fragile to withstand such scorching conditions. The asteroid cracked, releasing a burst of dust and debris. Though it continued traveling along its orbit, it dropped millions of fragments in its wake.
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Weather Satellite, Radar Detect Car-Size Asteroid Exploding In Atmosphere
At 4:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon, meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash signature over the Caribbean waters 170 miles south of Puerto Rico. A spattering of debris showed up on the National Weather Service in San Juan's radar. That's a telltale sign of a meteor or asteroid impact.
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Video: Asteroid Headed Towards Earth Explodes Above Africa
A boulder-size asteroid disintegrated over Africa just hours after its discovery on Saturday morning, June 2.
