(Astronomy) a transient rain of meteors, such as the Perseids, occurring at regular intervals and coming from a particular region in the sky. It is caused by the earth passing through a large number of meteoroids (ameteor swarm) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edit...
While 3200 Phaethon travels like a comet, coming very close to the Sun, and it behaves like a comet, leaving behind debris in its wake, this object is actually a rocky asteroid. Due to this, NASA scientists nicknamed Phaethon a "rock comet". Watch bel...
UFO-shaped structurescreated in the ‘60sby a Finnish architect who thought the design could provide a solution to the housing shortage on Earth. Many UFO sightings in Delaware center onodd light formations and
Some tiny, short, to bright and long. Some going across, some coming straight down. So beautiful! Reply Rosemary (not verified) 3 years 1 month ago Not really a comment but more a question. I live in Florida closer to the west coast. Will I be able to see this with the naked ...
at the time assumed the blue light on the water meant cops had shown up to kick the men off the property. Then, he said, he noticed the lights were coming from above. According to the story, three aliens without legs injected the men with a sedative, abducted them, and performed physic...
The shower receives its name from the fact that the meteors appear to be coming from the constellation Draco the Dragon. Every year in early October, Earth passes close to the orbit of this comet. Draconid meteors move more slowly than those seen during other showers, thus they can be seen...
Before determining the radiant, i.e., where meteors are coming from (derived from the meteor vector velocities), we have performed Earth zenith attraction and Earth rotation corrections, to get the undisturbed meteor velocity with respect to the Earth (instantaneous) inertial frame of reference (al...
Out camping under the August sky? The coming week gives us a good reason to stay up late, as the Perseid meteor shower graces the summer sky. An ‘old faithful’ of annual meteor showers, the Perseids are always sure to produce.
the coming weeks, with its salmon-pink color making it easy to spot. At the moment, it’s rising about four hours after dark, but by New Year’s Eve, it’ll come into view about 90 minutes after sunset. Meanwhile, on December 17, the red planet will appear very cl...
Often considered to be one of the most magnificent showers on record. Numerous reports across the United States described stars falling "as thick as snow coming down in a snow storm" Estimates as high as 20 per second were made. Many fell on their knees to pray; others feared the world ...