Hundreds of years after meteor showers were first observed, these cosmic spectacles are still delivering scientific clues to researchers on Earth.
Why it matters: Meteors bring information about their parent asteroids and comets, which carry evidence of the solar system's history and help scientists to study the origins of Earth and other planets.
Remnants of oldest known solar system discovered 90 light-years from Earth | Space
The star is a so-called white dwarf , a stellar corpse that ran out of hydrogen fuel in its core.
Although they are not the first white dwarfs found to be accreting rubble from an apparent planetary demolition derby, they are the oldest and therefore provide keen insights into the composition of planets that formed when the universe was less than 3 billion years old.
Weather Lab: West High students learn about storms throughout the solar system
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The students in Mr. Miller's astronomy class have the opportunity each week to get out of the classroom and take a trip into space, visiting other planets and even other galaxies through their new planetarium.
In this week's Weather Lab, the students want to know why storms in Alaska aren't classified or named.
Research Claims There Could Be 4 Quintillion Alien Spacecraft In Our Solar System
Famed Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb strikes again, this time with an exhilarating yet-to-be-peer reviewed research that claims there might be about 4 quintillion (4,000,000,000,000,000,000) alien spacecraft in our solar system .
Four quintillion alien spacecraft could be lurking in our solar system, the speculative study says . The study was spotted first by The Daily Beast, and builds on the discovery of an interstellar object known as 'Oumuamua in 2017.
Images: 10 incredible volcanoes in our solar system
Volcanoes on Earth are amazing, but our planet isn't the only world where lava has flowed. From Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanic place in the solar system, to Olympus Mons on Mars, check out 10 amazing volcanoes in the planets and moons of the star system we call home.
3 compelling reasons to go solar right now - CBS News
"Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through photovoltaic (PV) panels or through mirrors that concentrate solar radiation.
At one point, cost was a major reason why homeowners were hesitant to install solar panels. However, times have changed – and prices have been declining for years. The cost of solar goes down every year, the EERE says.
Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy - Scientific American
“The more meetings I attend about this, where we explain the impact it is going to have, the more I get frightened about how astronomy is going to go forward,” says Street, a scientist at Las Cumbres Observatory.
“It is somewhere in the range of very bad to terrible,” depending on how many satellites launch in coming years and how bright they are, says Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who tracks satellites.
Renogy's RV & Off-Grid Solar Power Solutions on Full Display at RVDA Expo Las Vegas
See the moon cozy up to Uranus tonight (Nov. 8) | Space
On Tuesday (Nov. 8), Uranus will disappear from the night sky for a brief period as the moon passes in front of the distant and faint ice giant planet. The event is what astronomers call a lunar occultation and it will be visible from northern America and parts of Asia.
The lunar occultation will start at 7:39 a.m. EST (1239 GMT) when Uranus — the seventh planet from the sun — begins to vanish behind the moon.
Waking up early to see the Total Lunar Eclipse? Keep an eye out for some meteors associated with the Northern Tauri… https://t.co/asTuNkZxxj AccuAstronomy (from State College, PA) Tue Nov 08 00:23:16 +0000 2022
A Concert Like No Other
Hop aboard a shuttle to Kepler-1649c. Be there to welcome new lifeforms into the universe. All passengers must have a verified event ticket. There are 10,000 tickets in circulation so no need to panic. Limited seating available per trip. There will be multiple flights each hour shipping off from the NORAD Space Port in Iceland.
Event tickets are non refundable & non transferable (except on the black market. Call Sal with questions.) An event ticket can be reused for up to 9900 yearly transactions.
No sandals allowed on flight. Adults only. Kittens must show a custodian's ID at the gate. You are not allowed to get married while aboard the shuttle. Please arrive early if you are wearing jeans.
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