The best place to watch the Eta Aquarids is from the Southern Hemisphere, but you'll still be able to see them from the Northern Hemisphere.Rocky Raybell viaFlickrunderCC BY 2.0 From Earth, the Eta Aquarids appear to originate from the constellationA...
The meteors from annual showers are named after the point in the sky from which they appear to originate. This particular case comes from theconstellation Leo, as they radiate from the stars that represent theLion's Mane. They appear to originate near the star Algieba, in the constellation L...
Sitting alongside Chopra in the constellation of Indian sporting stars isbadmintonacePV Sindhu. The first woman in Indian history to win two Olympic medals, 27-year-old Sindhu is more than familiar with how to carry the expectations of a nation. Thankfully for her fans, Sindhu will arrive in...
“The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and seven Starlink missions,” SpaceX wrote in a statement. “Following stage separation, the first stage will return to Earth and la...
Friday’s mission will see SpaceX’s Starlink constellation expand to nearly 600 satellites, edging the company closer to launching broadband services for homes and businesses. Private beta testing is expected to start in the next month or two for select users, while a public beta should be up...
On the morning of the Orionid maximum on Monday, it will be quite close to the star El Nath in the nearby constellation of Auriga; an 80% illuminated gibbous moon, flooding the sky with its bright light. Get the Space.com Newsletter Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket ...
front of the dipper's pot and extend that line north to Polaris, the pole star. Continue the line past Polaris for about two-thirds of the distance, and it will lead you to the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia. These two constellations appear to rotate around Polaris as the year ...
Launched in 2003, the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope is orbiting 353 miles above Earth. In 2007, it took an infrared image of the Helix nebula (sometimes referred to as the "Eye of God"). This nebula is in the constellation of Aquarius, 650 light-years away. ...
Rocket Lab will live stream the launch — check below for details on how you can watch it. Once deployed, NASA’s TROPICS constellation will monitor the formation and evolution of tropical cyclones, including hurricanes. The satellites will enable meteorologists to offer communities rapid updates on...
Meteors belonging to a particular meteor shower will appear to radiate from a specific point in the sky (the radiant), usually named after the constellation from where they appear to originate. Tracing a path backward from the trail toward a known radiant point of a meteor shower is a good ...