A nice short tutorial on making a meteor shower. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

Radivoje Lajic claims he is being targeted by aliens and has reinforced his roof in Gornja Lamovite with a steel girder. He said: “I am obviously being targeted by aliens. I don’t know what I have done to annoy them but there is no other explanation that makes sense." picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Recently discovered caves on Mars were created in a short amount of time by violent meteorite impacts and volcanoes, say researchers. This makes them very different from caves on Earth, which are made from slow dripping processes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor shower makes its appearance.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be at its best this year, producing one or two meteors per minute during peak hours. picked by Maven 1 year ago

Early Saturday morning will be the only opportunity to see the Aurigid Meteor Shower in our lifetime, so Todd assured it would be worth losing sleep over. picked by muppet 1 year ago

A shower of shooting stars has been recorded by instruments on Mars for the first time, astronomers say.

Meteors have been spotted before by the Mars rovers, but no device has ever detected a full shower until now. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

According to predictions, the famous Leonid meteor shower will peak this weekend. The best viewing is predicted to be during the wee hours before dawn on Sunday, when you might see as many as 10 to 15 meteors per hour. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

On Sept. 1, 2007, a flurry of bright and oddly-colored meteors might-emphasis on might--come streaming out of the constellation Auriga, putting on a beautiful early morning show for sky watchers in western North America. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The late evening of Thursday, December 13, and continuing on to dawn Friday morning, December 14, is the time frame to see the Geminid meteor shower in North America. In Europe, Asia, and Australia, the peak of the meteor shower will occur during the day. However, observers in these areas should still see a good display of meteors on the night of December 13-14, 2007. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

The Leonids generally begin on November 13 and end on November 21, with maximum generally occurring during the night of Novemer 17/18. The Leonids are barely detectable on the beginning and ending dates, but observers are generally treated to displays of about 10 meteors per hour on the night of maximum. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Halley's comet has left a legacy that is visible to us in the form of two annual meteor showers, one of which will soon be reaching peak activity: the Orionid meteors. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

The nights and early morning hours of November 17-19 mark the return of the Leonid meteor shower to the skies of Earth

Viewers along the northeastern coast of the United States and Canada, as well as people in Europe and western Africa might get to see an "outburst" of as many as 100-600 meteors per hour! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Last night there was an intense solar flare. This might cause Auroral activity far more intense than normal and reaching far more south and north than usual.

But wait! That's not all. The 13/14th will also be the date the Geminid Meteor Shower will peak with a possibility of more than a 100 meteors per hour! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago