SPACESky viewers are in for great astronomical treats in the coming months. Read to learn more. With International Dark Sky Week currently taking place and the Lyrid meteor shower happening soon on April 21-22, sky viewers and gazers are in for a meteorological treat.
A massive asteroid will make a close flyby on Earth. Read for more details. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Don Davis) 1,312-Foot Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth Next Week With 22 Times Speed of a Bullet, NASA Warns A huge space rock will fly close to Earth next week.
There will be a unique hybrid annular and total solar eclipse that will cover Australia, southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean region next week. Check out its details in this article.
Two big asteroids will be making a flyby on Thursday. Read for more details. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Corbis) Two 150-Foot Asteroids Are Making a Close Approach to Earth on Good Friday, NASA Warns NASA has released the next five asteroids that will be approaching Earth.
The promising Venus-like exoplanet Trappist-1b raised hopes in 2017 of harboring extraterrestrial life due to its hypothesized composition. Check out the new discovery of the James Webb Space Telescope has changed this view.
There are several theories regarding the Moon's origin, including the theory about the proto-planet Theia. Learn more about the Moon's origins in this article.
New evidence shows that Earth has been hit by asteroids many more times than previously believed and these events were 10 times more powerful than a nuclear bomb. Read the article to learn more.
NASA closely monitors the asteroids that may pose a threat to Earth and ranks them on how hazardous they could be. Check out which of them would most likely hit Earth in the coming centuries.
Asteroid 2023 EY was just recently discovered and is expected to be at its closest to Earth, just 62% of the distance between the Moon and the planet. Read the article to learn more.
Asteroid 2023 DW had a one-in-600 chance of destroying an entire city on Valentine's Day in 2046, but it is now predicted to fly by Earth without colliding with the planet. Read the article to learn more details.
There are only 277 known copies of Copernicus' book worldwide and the rare manuscript could fetch up to $2.5 million next month as it goes on sale. Check out why it is considered to be a controversial book in the past.
Scientists found evidence for oxygen depletion and hydrogen sulfide expansion in the samples of organic-rich black shale that shows what caused one of Earth's mass extinction events. Read the article to learn more.
Moon impacts can be seen from Earth if they are large enough and if they happen at the nearside during lunar nighttime. Check out the incredible meteorite impact on the Moon captured by a Japanese astronomer.