The Taurid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it.

by rmil2k | Nov 11, 2023 | News

The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks this weekend, offering skywatchers the chance to catch brilliant fireballs  — if they’re lucky.The peak of the Northern Taurid meteor shower happens overnight on Nov. 11, with its best displays occurring in the hours after...

Participate in the delightful Turkish Perseids observing party on an inactive volcano in August 2024

by rmil2k | Nov 11, 2023 | News

A stunning long-exposure photograph of the Perseid meteors 2023. The vertical Milky Way gives off the illusion that the inactive Mount Erciyes volcano, is active again! Credit: Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. Ski Resort. After partaking in a successful Perseids meteor shower...

ESA is Testing a Modular Multipurpose Rover that Could Be a Science Lab or a Tiny Bulldozer

by rmil2k | Nov 11, 2023 | News

Most rovers have been built for Mars, and each one of them is a complex machine designed with specific goals and terrains in mind. But the Moon is different than Mars. We’re not searching for life there; we’re trying to establish a presence. In recognition of the...

Week in images: 06-10 November 2023

by rmil2k | Nov 10, 2023 | News

Week in images: 06-10 November 2023 Discover our week through the lens Source link

These small galaxies were shredded by their larger siblings — but they survived

by rmil2k | Nov 10, 2023 | News

While galaxies appear to be lonely wanderers in the vast universe, many in fact huddle closely in clusters, held together by their collective gravity. And sometimes, it would appear, they also munch on one another.In other words, larger galaxies in these pockets merge...