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NASA Astronomers Saw Ontario Meteor Coming

In the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 19, the skies over southern Ontario, Canada, lit up as a tiny asteroid harmlessly streaked across the sky high in Earth’s atmosphere, broke up, and likely scattered small meteorites over the southern coastline of Lake Ontario. The fireball wasn’t a surprise. Roughly 1 meter (3 feet) wide, the […]
2 years ago

Night Sky This Week

Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his picks for top stargazing sights of the week
2 years ago

Artemis launch prepares for future moon missions

NASA launched Artemis I November 16, the first in a series of space missions to enable future human exploration of the moon and Mars. The uncrewed, 25.5-day mission sends the Orion spacecraft on a journey of more than 2 million kilometers, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever traveled. Artemis I will allow […]
2 years ago

Webb Catches Baby Stars Forming in Cosmic Hourglass

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527 with its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), providing insight into the formation of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for Webb. […]
2 years ago

NASA’s Megarocket Launches to the Moon!

Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B […]
2 years ago

The Night Sky This Week November 14 2022

Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top stargazing picks of the week. This week we talk about the Moon in Leo, the size of constellations, and a possible Leonid Meteor Shower outburst.
2 years ago

Friday Find November 4 2022

Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top space news of the week. This episode we talk about the discovery of the closest black hole to Earth, Mars Insight Lander close to death, new launch date for Artemis I, Blood Moon eclipse coming, Taurid Fireballs and Moon encounters Jupiter. Phew….that’s […]
2 years ago