Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more New research suggests that rocky fragments from the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally hit in 2022, could create the first man-made meteor shower, known as the Dimorphids. The space agency planned the… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. This high-resolution image of asteroid Dimorphos was created by combining the last 10 full-frame images obtained by the NASA DART probe’s Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical Navigation (DRACO) and layering the higher-resolution images over the lower-resolution images.… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Learn the latest naked-eye night sky events and how to see them. | Credit: Juan Maria Coy Vergara via Getty Images From Venus shining brightly after sunset to the appearance of the beautiful crescent moon and the peak of… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Credit: Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Images Every year in August, when many people go on holiday in the country with dark skies, the most famous meteor shower appears: the Perseids. This year, the Perseid meteor shower will peak late… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Look up at the night sky this week and you might get a chance to see high-speed meteors and bright fireballs from two meteor showers expected to peak at the same time. According to the… Read More »
It has been 38 years since Halley’s Comet last passed through the inner solar system. This famous comet takes approximately 75 years to orbit the Sun. But if you’re 42 or younger, you probably have little to no memory of this famous cosmic rogue’s appearance in 1986 (your next chance will come in the summer… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Total solar eclipses have come and gone, but skygazers have reason to continue looking up; The meteor shower will peak this week just before the full moon rises. The bright orb may steal some of… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Total solar eclipses have come and gone, but skygazers have reason to continue looking up; The meteor shower will peak this week just before the full moon rises. The bright orb may steal some of… Read More »
For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the world tracking rare solar eclipses. They took journeys into the middle of the ocean, flew into the path of the eclipse, and even traveled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions of people across the United States witnessed a total solar eclipse that was visible from… Read More »