The 2022 Perseid meteor shower peaked over the weekend and while the bright full moon may have taken away the best of the ‘shooting star’ display this year, that doesn’t mean skywatchers were left completely in the dark. Astronomers around the world captured dazzling views of the Perseid meteor shower as it peaked Friday night …
2022 Perseid meteor shower delights astronomers despite bright moon (photos) Read More »
DO NOT HAVE NIGHT PLANS. BUT IF YOU ARE THE TIME FOR SUNSET WILL BE – I SUGGEST THAT YOU GO OUTSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY AROUND 9:30 AM – AROUND 9:30 AM THIS IS WHEN OUR PEAK FULL MOON WILL OCCUR. IT IS A SUPER MOON AND THE STURGEON MOON, THE LAST …
Super Sturgeon Moon and Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight Read More »
Named by the Native American Algonquin tribe after the sturgeon fish that were more easily caught in the Great Lakes and other bodies of water at this time of year, the sturgeon moon ends the streak of four supermoons of 2022, which began in May, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. After sunset, look southeast …
The last supermoon and meteor shower of the summer takes the celestial scene tonight Read More »
There may even be fireballs – larger, longer lasting “explosions of light and color”. MINNEAPOLIS — One of nature’s best celestial spectacles returns this month, but a full moon could steal the show. NASA says the Perseids peak at 50 to 100 meteors per hour and are known for occasional fireballs — larger, longer-lasting “bursts …
A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls The next full moon is a fringe supermoon and is called the Sturgeon Moon. It is also known as Green Corn Moon, Raksha Bandhan Festival Moon, Nikini Poya, Esala Perahera Festival End, and Tu B’Av Holiday Moon. The next …
The 60th birthday of Avi Loeb, a native of Israel and professor of science at Harvard University, last June was marked with both celebration and vindication. For the past three years, Loeb – a prominent but controversial theoretical physicist – and his assistant Amir Siraj have attempted to publish a paper about a mysterious half-meter …
Israeli scientist proves his outlandish interstellar meteor theory is down to earth Read More »
In a report by TrendForce, we get our second confirmation that Intel’s tGPU for 14th Gen Meteor Lake processors, which is expected to use TSMC’s 3nm process node, has been delayed for volume production until the end of 2023. Intel’s 3nm tGPU mass production delay hampers TSMC, 14th-gen Meteor Lake delayed to late 2023? Earlier …
In a report by TrendForce, we get our second confirmation that Intel’s tGPU for 14th Gen Meteor Lake processors, which is expected to use TSMC’s 3nm process node, has been delayed for volume production until the end of 2023. Intel’s 3nm tGPU mass production delay hampers TSMC, 14th-gen Meteor Lake delayed to late 2023? Earlier …
New Zealand may appear to be under a meteor bombardment right now. After a huge meteor exploded above the sea near Wellington on July 7, creating a sonic boom that could be heard deep in the South Island, a smaller fireball was captured two weeks later. late over Canterbury. Fireballs Aotearoa, a collaboration between astronomers …
Bright green meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why? Read More »
