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Leonid meteor shower to light up skies above the UK this weekend | Science & Tech News
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The Leonid meteor shower will light up skies above the UK this weekend, offering stargazers a celestial display. The best time to see the shower will be between midnight and before dawn in the early hours of Saturday. It is one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, and usually features quick, fast…
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Perseid meteor shower in pictures – how annual event peaked around the world | Science & Tech News
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Stargazers were treated to the peak of the annual summer Perseid meteor shower over the weekend. Bright meteors lit up the night sky around the world, caused by debris from comet Swift-Tuttle slamming into Earth’s atmosphere at 130,000mph. Parts of the UK were let down by the weather, though, as cloudy conditions spoiled the view.…
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Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight – here’s what you need to know | Science & Tech News
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The annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight, offering the best chance to see one of the night sky’s most spectacular light shows. It’s been active since last month and runs to 24 August, but goes into overdrive from Saturday night into Sunday morning with up to 100 shooting stars per hour. From super bright…
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Eta Aquariids meteor shower: When and where you can see it in the UK | World News
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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday 6 May. It’s time to camp out, gather your sleeping bags and prepare for a night of stargazing, as you might be able to see a spectacular display of 120-160 shooting stars per hour. The Eta Aquariids occur when the…
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Lyrid meteor shower: When and where you can watch it this weekend | UK News
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The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to light up the dawn skies in parts of the country this weekend, with up to 18 shooting stars an hour expected. There will be bright fast meteors – some with trains, or trails of vapourised rock, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Here’s all you need to know…
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Chelyabinsk meteor: Ten years on from ‘wake-up call’, how safe are we from a potentially catastrophic strike? | Science & Tech News
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It wasn’t quite the day the Earth stood still, but those who witnessed a fiery asteroid briefly outshine the sun as it soared towards the Russian city of Chelyabinsk will almost certainly never forget it. Comparable to the size of a house and travelling at a scintillating 11 miles per second, what was quickly dubbed…
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Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky – with up to 25 shooting stars expected every hour | UK News
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Tonight’s skies will be lit up with celestial fireworks as Earth passes through debris left by Halley’s Comet. The Orionid meteor is active throughout October, but is expected to peak on Friday night. The shower is expected to present a dramatic light show and potentially produce up to 25 meteors every hour until the early…
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Scientists find evidence that continents were formed by giant meteor impacts | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered what they believe is the strongest evidence to date that the continents were formed by giant meteor impacts during the Earth’s early history. Meteorite impacts were “particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet’s four-and-a-half billion year history”, according to researchers from Curtin University. The theory that the…