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While news reports have been scant, there was a major cosmic event over California and Nevada this past Sunday. A meteor weighing approximately 70 tons rocketed across the sky at a stunning 33,500 mph and exploded in the atmosphere. The meteor sighting was reported by residents of both states and those in California also reported the explosion, which rattled house
Eyewitness reports have been pouring in about sightings of a meteor in the skies above New Zealand. The fireball passed over large population areas like Wellington and Christchurch giving the opportunity for anyone with a camera handy to grab shots. The pictures have been piling up at the WeatherWatch site for the kiwi nation. One eyewitness reported seeing an “object the
Earlier this month our favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, went before Congress to plead his case for NASA. In recent years the budget for NASA has been slashed mercilessly by the folks down in Washington DC, all many of whom have little to no clue about science and technology. Tyson makes his case by pointing out the obvious ties between
For the second time in a few weeks the moon, Venus, and Jupiter will come together in our night sky for a great viewing opportunity. The alignment will be at it's peak both tonight and tomorrow night (March 25 and 26). If you are lucky enough to be in area that isn't overcast then you will be treated to the
In a very quick bit of non-CES news, check out this picture taken during Tuesday's solar eclipse by photographer Thierry Legault. It shows the International Space Station in front of the Sun as the Sun itself is partially occluded by the Moon. Amazing. What's even more amazing is that Thierry had less than one second in which to take the photo
If you love astronomy, like I do, then you are always on the lookout for cool places on the web to get information on what is going on above your head. So, let's take a look at three sites I frequent on an almost daily basis. Heavens Above Heavens Above is a great site for tracking objects. When you first
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