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Learn about the meteor shower
Learn more about the unique Delta Aquarids meteor shower that took place over a period of nearly a month.
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Why are planets spherical, and meteorites?
In fact, the big planets all have spheres while meteorites have different shapes, however our Earth is not completely spherical.
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When Is the Perseid Meteor Shower?
The Perseid meteor shower is active each year in July and August as Earth crosses debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. In 2026, NASA lists the peak night as August 12–13…
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Discovered the meteorite piece that opened the explosion nearly 500 million years ago
Scientists have discovered that a meteorite that falls on Earth could help them uncover the secrets of the explosion about 500 million years ago that transformed life on…
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NASA launched the mission to hunt meteorites in 2019
Recently, the US space agency (NASA) has revealed more information about the mission of hunting and exploiting meteorites (ARM).
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The Earth is about to catch a
On May 23, 24, our planet will receive an amazing astronomical phenomenon - that is
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Meteors appear in Canada
A meteorite may have swept the sky near Toronto in the daytime and created rare bright spots.
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See Eta Aquarids meteor shower early next week
In the dawn of May 5, astronomers from all over the world can admire the meteor shower of Eta Aquarids.
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The heart of the paratrooper almost missed the meteorite
A Norwegian paratrooper was almost hit by a meteorite when it was rushing towards Earth.
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Is water still below the surface of Mars?
New research on meteorites has revealed the reason why water disappears from the surface of Mars.
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Koreans flocked to hunt for falling meteors
Hundreds of Koreans flocked to hunt for a meteorite's fragments that fell southeast of Jinju city.
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Giant meteorite bombarded the moon
Spanish astronomers witnessed a meteorite with a mass of about half a ton crashing into the moon, creating a terrible shock on Ms. Hang's surface.
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Meteors disturb the US East Coast
A meteorite gliding in the sky of the East Coast of America and glowing brightly made witnesses mistakenly believe it was a burning plane.
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Meteorites about the size of 3 buses are about to fly over Earth
Tonight (March 5), an asteroid the size of three double-decker buses will fly extremely close to the Earth at a distance closer to the Moon.