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A pretty large swarm of more than 200 earthquakes is currently hitting Alaska’s North Slope region. The seismic unrest was triggered by a M6.4 earthquake, 84km SW of Kaktovik, on…
Some 44 of the last 47 days have seen the sun go without sunspots, which is a big sign the so-called solar maximum has ended. This is the longest period…
The annual meteor shower reached its zenith between Sunday evening, August 12, and the early hours of Monday, August 13. Astronomers at USA space agency NASA said the shower is…
The annual meteor shower peaked in the late evening to early morning hours between Sunday, August 12, and Monday, August 13. The shower is often considered one of the most…
The Perseid shower will peak between the night of Saturday, August 11 and the morning of Monday, August 13. The space agency said the meteors are best seen in the…
Astronomy’s biggest show on earth will peak tonight, with many places around the world able to watch and catch a flash of the shooting stars. The is an annual event…
According to NASA the Perseids have danced across the sky every year for 2,000 years. Comet, Swift-Tuttle orbits the sun once every 133 years, making every August the time when…
An apocalyptic computer model, processed by one of the world’s largest computers in 1973, has predicted the end of civilization by 2040. The prediction came from a programme nicknamed World…
Beachgoers in Vietnam have discovered a shocking “sea creature” with squirming tentacles that has baffled locals. In the video, the “alien-looking” creature, which does not appear to have a face,…
A SUPER-VOLCANO in California which erupted with devastating results hundreds of thousands of years ago has a vast reservoir of semi-molten magma measuring a staggering 240 cubic MILES, a new…
The Parker Solar Probe took off this morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after NASA was forced to postpone the launch on August 11. The spellbinding footage shows…
This morning’s launch time for the car-sized object is 8:31 BST (3:31 EDT). It will be a historic launch as it will be the first mission to “touch the sun”…
The Perseid meteors are one of the most active meteor showers of the year with as many as 100 shooting stars appearing on an hourly rate. The meteor shower is…
And stargazers could be in for a special treat on Saturday night as a new moon will make the sky even darker. Sunday night and before dawn on Monday will…
Depending on where you are in the world, you may have been able to witness the Moon slightly obscure the Sun in a partial solar eclipse today. Exclusively visible in…
In the final moments before the historic launch, a gaseous helium pressure alarm was raised on the spacecraft causing this morning’s launched to be cancelled. The launch window for today…