Orionid Meteor Shower Tonight: Brought to You by Halley's Comet

Earth is passing through space debris left by Halley's Comet, which will causes the Orionid Meteor Shower. The Orionid Meteor Shower will be most visible on the nights of October 21 and 22, though the Earth passes...

Spectra Confirm Ice on Asteroid 24 Themis. How Did it Get There?

It seems that space age instruments are now finding evidence of water-ice in the many locations we have pointed them to look. The latest to be confirmed includes asteroid 24 Themis. But is it from subsurface...

Electrical Erosion (Sputtering) in Our Electric Solar System.

Recent data from the moon indicates that OH (hydroxyl radical) and/or H2O (water) may exist on or above the surface of the moon. But what does it mean and how does it relate to active processes at Mercury,...

Asteroid or Junk: passing through B.C and Washington

There are sightings of an asteroid going over the states Washington and Oregon, as well as Canadian's province British Columbia. The sitings were told to be "fireballs" in the sky around 8 pm local time on...

Comet Lulin To Arrive February 24th 2009

A cosmic visitor will make it's grand entrance into our solar system on February 24th 2009.  This comet was first discovered by Ye Quanzhi and Lin Chi-Sheng at the Lulin Observatory in July 2007.  This...

METEORITE NEW MARKET ONTARIO DEC 3 2008

Located amazing footage of a meteorite coming down over New Market , Ontario on December 3rd 2008.  Great footage you can see the glowing fireball descending towards the ground. ...

When is Mercury Like a Comet?

In an interesting twist of fate, it seems that an independent space science researcher has recently addressed the issue of hydroxyl radicals (OH) and water (H2O) found in Mercury's atmosphere in a manner...

Mars' two-faced riddle 'solved'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7473128.stm The impact would have hit the northern half of Mars The puzzle of why the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars look so different may now have been solved. Mars' crust is...

Recent NASA probes found evidence that life began in comets

"Recent probes by NASA to investigate comets overwhelmingly suggest that life in the universe started inside them says the latest research paper by a team of Cardiff University scientists led by Professor Chandra Wickremesinghe. “Evidence of clay -and clay cannot form...

Asteroid to Skirt Earth on Future Friday the 13th

"Twenty-two years from today, also on a Friday the 13th, an asteroid 360 feet longer than the battleship USS Alabama will skirt past the Earth - so close it likely will pass between the planet and the satellites...

The Sun Explodes While Comet McNaught Shines

Just another typical night in New Zealand--stars, clouds, an airplane and the brightest comet in 40 years! Last night on the island of Wairarapa, photographer Chris Picking made this movie of Comet McNaught...

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