Normally, the celestial phenomenon of the September Perseids is not worth staying up and watching. It's a meteor shower of reduced dimensions and intensity, as seen from the Earth. Or, at least, it was until this year. Most meteor enthusiasts and researchers, NASA's Bill Cooke included, were taken by surpri... |
12 November 2008
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Those of you who enjoy gazing at the sky are in for a treat tomorrow, and a week after tomorrow, as the so-called Taurid meteors will provide a great meteor shower show. The meteors are rocky and dusty fragments of a once larger body, diving into Earth's atmosphere at incredible speeds, while the heating of thei... |
4 November 2008
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