#How to watch and when it peaks

#How to watch and when it peaks

“#How to watch and when it peaks” The annual Perseid meteor shower will fill the night sky with light and vibrant colors from now until Aug. 24. The shower is expected to peak around Aug. 11 through 13, during which time up to 100 meteors an hour will shoot across the sky at 37 miles…

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#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science

#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science

“#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era computer as the source of the problem….

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#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

“#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star” Enlarge Image This illustration provided by Carl Knox depicts a black hole, center, swallowing a neutron star, upper left. The blue lines are gravitational waves, ripples in time and space, which is how astronomers detected the merger, and orange and red areas indicate parts of the neutron star…

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#‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists

#‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists

“#‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists” Astronomers have reportedly discovered that a large object moving from the outer reaches of the solar system will approach as close as Saturn’s orbit in the next decade.  The comet, known as 2014 UN271, was first discovered by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) – an international collaborative project started in 2013 that is…

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