Exciting news! A newly found comet might become 2021’s brightest comet. Astronomer Greg Leonard discovered the comet that now bears his name – C/2021 A1 (Leonard) – on January 3, 2021 at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona. Astronomers report that discovery images … Read More
For years, the length of Saturn’s day has remained an unsolved puzzle for frustrated astronomers. But now a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, believes he has finally solved the mystery. Christopher Mankovich used the rings of the … Read More
If you think that 2020 has dragged on for too long, you will probably be surprised to learn that our planet has actually spun unusually fast. Last year, July 19 was the day on which the Earth made the shortest … Read More
Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have taken an amazing image from the surface of Mars, which proves that Christmas is probably not a holiday that we celebrate only on Earth, writes the Daily Mail. Mars Express orbiter took … Read More
Invisible structures generated by gravitational interactions in the Solar System have created a network of “space superhighways,” astronomers have discovered. These channels allow fast travel of objects in space and can be used for the purpose of human space exploration … Read More
Today, on the night between December 13 and 14, is the peak of the Geminid meteor shower – one of the most remarkable of the year. Its shooting stars are already shining against the night sky. Their number can reach … Read More