A newly identified meteor shower reveals that intense heat is fragmenting a previously unknown asteroid as it passes too close to the Sun.
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In 2026 we will see a total eclipse of the Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and the two brightest planets close together in the sky.
There are telltale clues to help you work out what just blazed overhead.
Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.
On July 31, Earth will pass through two debris streams that will produce meteor showers. Here’s where to look in the night sky in Australia and New Zealand.
The Geminids meteor shower this year promises to be extra special as the peak of the falls at New Moon.
The meteor shower happens when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s comet.
With a solar eclipse and several meteor showers coming up, an astronomy professor shares travel tips for viewing astronomical phenomena.
Geminids – the best meteor shower of the year – are about to grace the skies. Here’s everything you need to know.
Earth is moving through a bit of space where three streams of debris intersect with our orbit. These streams will give birth to the stars of this weekend’s show.
Could the Tau Herculid meteor shower put on a spectacular show next week? Only time will tell.
Each year, the Earth runs through a broad river of dust surrounding Comet Halley – giving birth to the spectacular Eta Aquariid meteor shower.
A poor start for meteor showers in 2021 but things get better with a possible spectacular surprise later in the year. Here’s your guide on when and where to look to catch nature’s fireworks.
A big year ahead for some of the meteor showers this year. Here’s your 2020 guide on when and where to look to catch nature’s fireworks.
Moonlight will spoil some of the big meteor showers this year, but still plenty of others to see. So here’s your guide on when and where to look to catch nature’s fireworks.
The comet 46P/Wirtanen is just 1.2km in size but it should be visible in the night sky this Saturday as it makes a close approach to Earth this year. And don’t forget the Geminids meteor shower.
Without the scientific knowledge we have today, ancient cultures turned to myths and legends to understand celestial objects.
Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2018. Where to look and when in both the northern and southern skies to catch nature’s fireworks.
A guide to meteor showers – what to look out for and when.
In five or seven billion years time, the Sun’s life will come to an end. And it will be really spectacular - if you’re watching from far enough away.
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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PhD Candidate in Astronomy, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Dundee
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Ogden Fellow, Bayfordbury Observatory, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Adjunct Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Sciences, NASA
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Lecturer in Ancient History, Cardiff University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Flagship Initiatives, Swinburne University of Technology