NEWS: A meteorite that collided with Earth created the hottest mantle rock ever
It’s confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth’s crust really was super-hot. The rock, a fist-sized piece of black glass, was discovered in 2011 and first reported…
NEWS: Recently a meteor above Cuba exploded with the energy of 1,400 tons of TNT
Last week, local media reports indicated that a meteorite hit the Cuban town of Viñales after soaring across the Florida Keys, with residents reporting hearing a massive…
WATCH IT: Watch live the biggest meteor shower in 2022 tonight!
The annual Perseid meteor shower is approaching its peak, and you can enjoy the event live online. The 2022 Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak between Aug. 11…
BREAKING: The first “Alien” comet just flies to Earth
Last week, a mysterious object whizzed past Earth, which scientists suspected was the first ‘alien comet’ to visit us from another solar system. Now, researchers have revealed…
BREAKING: North America observes mysterious “STEVE” optical phenomena after solar storm
Alan Dyer, an astronomy writer and photographer based in southern Alberta, Canada, caught the wispy ribbons of green and violet light on camera as they shot through…
BREAKING: Asteroid the large of three blue whales flies by Earth quickly
An asteroid the size of three blue whales just zoomed past Earth, but don’t worry, Earthlings were not at risk from this space rock. The asteroid missed…
Right now Meteors fall to Earth from remnants of asteroids
Our planet is under constant attack now. Meteor astronomer Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center led a study on asteroid 2008 TC3, a six-meter rock…
Tonight, many people in North America will enjoy a “meteor storm” with 1000 stars per hour
Ready to embrace some meteoric uncertainty? If the shower happens in the right way, it could lead to a spectacular “meteor storm,” in which Earth passes through…
SURPRISE: The comet narrowly missed Earth but still causes devastating damage
A new study published in Scientific Reports hones in on a comet that passed Earth sometime during 252 and 383 BC. Researchers believe that the comet passed close enough…
NEWS: For the first time, a “Space Storm” has just been detected in the North Pole
A space hurricane was detected for the first time over the North Pole. These hurricanes rained electrons and lasted for 8 hours, a new study has found….