Peak of Perseid Showers Captured by European Space Agency’s Meteor Camera [Video]
The LIC1 camera of the Canary Long-Baseline Observatory (CILBO) on Tenerife captured the peak of the 2020 Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, detecting dozens of…
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Perseids Peak Tonight: NASA Viewing Tips to Watch Best Meteor Shower of the Year
The Perseid meteor shower is here! With Comet NEOWISE making its way out of the solar system, it is time for a celestial show caused…
Building Blocks of Life Revealed in Solar System’s Oldest Molecular Fluids?
Scientists reveal solar system’s oldest molecular fluids could hold the key to early life. The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported…
Evidence of a Cosmic Impact That Destroyed One of the World’s Earliest Human Settlements
Before the Taqba Dam impounded the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archaeological site named Abu Hureyra bore witness to the moment…
‘Spectacular Meteorite Fall’ of Flensburg Reveals Liquid Water Existed in Early Solar System
Planetologists show that the meteorite contains minerals that formed under the presence of water on small planetesimals in the early history of our solar system….
Australian Meteor Crater Is the Oldest Known According to NASA Analysis
The Earth is pocked with roughly 190 major meteor craters, yet scientists only know the age of just a few. Recently, A NASA scientist analyzed…
Cosmic Fireball Lights Up the Entire Coast Near Seaside Town – Here’s What Happened
On January 21, 2020, a foreign body crashed to Earth causing a cascade of bright light to trail through the sky. The fleeting flash was…
A Fireball Flew Over Kyoto, Japan – Now Scientists Know What It Was and Where It Came From
At around 1 a.m. local standard time on April 29, 2017, a fireball flew over Kyoto, Japan. Compared to other fireballs spotted from Earth, it…
Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Mars Rises & More January 2020 Skywatching Tips From NASA
What are the skywatching highlights of January 2020? The peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, Mars rises with its “rival” — the red giant star…
Meteor Shower Viewed From the Space Station
Today’s NASA Image of the Day is titled “Watching Meteors From the Space Station.” Astronaut Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, tweeted this image from…