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Quadrantid meteor shower: January’s first celestial event
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Leonid meteor shower peaks: How to see it
The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks late Friday night. According to NASA, the Leonids are debris shed by comet Tempel-Tuttle as it passes close to the sun. As bits of comet debris enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave…
Total Lunar Eclipse and Leonid Meteor Shower
The appearance of the Moon during the November 2022 total lunar eclipse. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization StudioThe Moon goes all red, plus Leonid meteors!The Leonids will battle against moonlight this year, but anyone with a view…
Sturgeon Supermoon + Perseids Meteor Shower, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter & Vega
A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill IngallsThe next full moon is a marginal supermoon and is called the Sturgeon Moon. It’s also known as the Green Corn Moon, the…
Tau Herculids meteor shower puts on a ‘decent’ display
The meteor shower peaked around 1 a.m. ET, with 10 to 25 meteors an hour spotted falling through the night sky, according to EarthSky.com, which described the meteor shower as "decent."The comet, officially known as…
Never-before-seen meteor shower may light up Utah’s sky Monday
Infrared image of Comet SW3 taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006. The comet has been breaking up since 1995, providing possible conditions for a meteor shower…
Nick Cannon Has Baby Shower with Bre Tiesi and It’s a Boy
Nick Cannon may be adding another baby to his brood ... at least that sure the way it looks, because there was big gender reveal party which appears to have!--/#cb-dedcec1a584fdaebc86fda5599e587b7-->…
Geminid meteor shower: How and when to watch
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.The Geminids will light up the night sky Monday night into Tuesday morning, and NASA calls…
Don’t Miss the Geminid Meteor Shower – And Check Out NASA’s Live Meteor Camera
Geminid meteor shower.
The Geminids are caused by debris from a celestial object known as 3200 Phaethon, whose origin is the subject of some debate. Some astronomers consider it to be an extinct comet, based on observations showing some…