March 20, 2016
Closest Comet Approach in 250 Years as P/2016 BA14 Passes Earth Tuesday
March 22, 2016 at approximately 7:30 a.m. CDT comet P/2016 BA14 will buzz earth closer than any comet has in over 250 years.
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March 2, 2016
That time things got heavy man!
Back in September of 2015 scientists detected a pair of black holes that spun towards each other and combined into an even larger black hole, all
November 17, 2012
The Leonids!
9:08 PM EST It's that time of year again. November 17th is the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower.
September 12, 2012
Able to literally see alien life within 40 years?
According to Lord Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society, with the advancements in technology at the current rates, it is not unreasonable that we will
September 1, 2012
Solar filament eruptions captured by SDO
Move over blue moon! The August 31, 2012 "blue moon" phenomenon was overshadowed by an enormous filament eruption from the sun.
September 1, 2012
Apophis is coming
The Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences' scientists have recalculated the path of Apophis, a large asteroid that will have a close flyby in 2029 to Earth.