An international team of researchers recorded the rare moment when a star is devoured by a supermassive black hole. They captured a rare flash from the dying star using several telescopes from around the world, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope … Continue reading Black hole devours star by “spaghettification”
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches peak on Tuesday, August 11, when it`s supposed to offer the best meteor show of the year, according to NASA. Sky watchers will be able to see dozens of bright meteors per hour on … Continue reading Perseid meteor shower: How to watch the cosmic spectacle [video]
Two NASA astronauts successfully returned to Earth today, in a dramatic “old-school” splashdown. Their capsule was parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the commercial test flight from Elon Musk`s SpaceX company. This type of landing called splashdown was last … Continue reading Dramatic splashdown for the NASA / SpaceX astronauts [video]
Comet NEOWISE reached peak brightness on July 23, when it was at the closest point to Earth during it`s journey. C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is the official name of the comet found by astronomers on March 27. It will still be … Continue reading Comet NEOWISE: How and where to see it
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is the official name of the comet found by astronomers on March 27. They were using a giant space telescope bearing the same … Continue reading Check the sky for Comet NEOWISE, it won`t be back for 7,000 years
