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Skygazers enjoy! This weekend the annual Geminid meteor shower set will see more than 100 multi-colored shooting stars in the sky at a speed of 1,000,000,000mph per hour. The annual Gemini Meteor Shower peaked on December 13th Viewers could see more than 100 multi-colored shooting stars in an hour They …

(Newser) – In the early hours of Tuesday morning, no object in space about 27,000 miles through Earth. Budget 20 has been given the descriptive designation of “2020 SO”, and while no one knows for sure what it is, NASA researchers have made an interesting guess. In short, they think …

Possible image of NASA’s lost Upper Stage rocket booster, launched in 1966. Image: Astronomer Gianluca Masi with Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 A small mysterious object is zipping to Earth today, giving astronomers an excellent opportunity to finally confirm it as the upper stage of the Centaur rocket. That Launched by …

Black Friday was celebrated in many parts of the world on November 27 as it marks the beginning of the holiday season in the West and the countdown to the Christmas festivities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also had a fair share of their celebrations but their focus …

By Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador You may have read this week about “the size of the world’s largest building causing damage to the Earth at speeds in excess of 56,000 miles.” Some news sites also “confirm NASA.” Most of these things are technically correct, but the most important point remains. …