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Archive for May, 2023

Look for ‘Earthgrazers’ as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower overlaps the new moon on May 19

May 9th, 2023 by

The peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower unfortunately coincided with a bright full moon, but there is still time to catch a few stragglers was we approach the new moon on May 19.

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James Webb Space Telescope snaps amazing photo of alien asteroid belt

May 9th, 2023 by

The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected, new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal.

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China’s mysterious space plane returns to Earth after 9-month orbital mission

May 9th, 2023 by

China’s mysterious space plane landed on Monday (May 8), bringing its second orbital mission to an end after 276 days.

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Virgin Galactic targeting late May for last test flight before opening for space tourism

May 9th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic plans to launch its fifth spaceflight late this month, a test that aims to pave the way for the start of commercial service next month.

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See bright Venus climb to its highest point in the night sky tonight

May 9th, 2023 by

Venus is quite bright as it climbs high in the night sky on Monday (May 8) during its current period of evening appearances.

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Strange winds blow on Saturn’s moon Titan. New clues could solve this decades-old mystery

May 8th, 2023 by

New research aims to shed light on the puzzling winds on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, whose mysterious weather patterns have puzzled astronomers for decades.

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See 1st lunar eclipse of 2023 darken the full Flower Moon in eerie photos

May 8th, 2023 by

The full Flower Moon of May 2023 was darkened by a penumbral lunar eclipse that was visible to most of the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Will SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation make Earth more detectable to aliens?

May 8th, 2023 by

Intelligent aliens looking for life in the universe might be able to find Earth using our radio signals, a new SETI study suggests.

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