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Tonight, Vietnam welcomes the maximum meteor shower from the 'giant of Oort'
Lyrids is the world's first recorded meteor shower: From 687 BC, by Chinese astronomers.
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The Pink Moon appears amid the oldest meteor shower
The full moon of the third lunar month, nicknamed the Pink Moon, will appear bright and round in the sky from April 22-24.
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An ancient meteor shower is about to shine in the sky
The Lyrids meteor shower takes place every year from April 16 to April 25. This year's peak falls on the night of April 22 and morning of April 23, giving astronomy love…
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Meteor causes 'unrepairable' dent in James Webb glasses
An unexpectedly large meteorite crashed into the James Webb space telescope in late May, leaving a dent in the gilded mirror.
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Giant blue fireball fell from space to England
The UK Meteor Network (UKMON) has just released a startling image of a blue fireball flying across the sky that their 15 cameras have captured together. It has also just…
Space science
The meteor shower is about to peak at 50 streaks of light per hour
Astronomy buffs around the world will get the chance to watch the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peak mid-week.
Biology
Why did cockroaches survive when a meteor wiped out the dinosaurs?
Thanks to their special body structure and diverse food, cockroaches have survived many disasters and harsh conditions that have brought other creatures to extinction.
Science Events
Rare meteorite flies through the sky of Canada
Many people had the opportunity to observe and record a meteor that could be the size of a basketball that lit up the Canadian sky on March 24.
Science story
Astronauts have diarrhea, flying stools in spacecraft and things NASA has never told
You may not know, astronauts' feces will be released into the atmosphere and they will burn like meteors.
Alien
300,000 alien treasures hidden in the 'death place' of the Earth
An AI has been used by Dutch scientists to map the alien treasure in Antarctica, which is believed to have 300,000 hidden objects from space.
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Meteor Clock - Time Fragments from Space
This is the same piece of rock that was created billions of years ago, traveled across the universe and finally landed on our wrists.
Space science
For the first time observing a giant star 'falling to death' in real time
Astronomers have observed this 'dead end' period when a massive star explodes, ending its existence.
Animal world
Meteors made dinosaurs extinct, why are crocodiles still alive?
The reason comes from the amazing ability of crocodiles to adapt and fast.
Space science
'Halloween Fireball' gets stronger in the sky, may peak tonight
Last Halloween night, because there was no moon, many people were able to admire the performance of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and sometimes a Halloween fireball.
Space science
Amazing 6 astronomical phenomena explode in the sky in November
Entering November, people will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenes of the sky when 6 interesting astronomical phenomena occur.