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Asteroid passed nearby Earth Friday

February 18, 2013 | posted in: Alerts, Updates | by Désirée Connor

Several hours after a meteorite crashed into Russia, an asteroid passed relatively close to earth but did not hit. According to astronomers, both events are unrelated and it was pure coincidence that they occurred around the same time. As the countdown for the asteroid’s close approach entered the final hours, NASA noted that the path..

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Meteorite smashes into Earth last Friday

February 18, 2013 | posted in: Alerts, Severe Weather, Updates | by Désirée Connor

A meteorite blazed across the western Siberian (Russian) sky last Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring about 1200 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million. This extra-terrestrial object entered the Earth’s atmosphere on Friday, 15 February, 2013 at about 9:20am Russian time..

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Geminid Meteor Shower: A plethora of Shooting Stars

December 14, 2012 | posted in: Alerts, Updates | by Désirée Connor

The Geminid Meteor Shower gave star-gazers and astronomers a spectacular show last night with more than 100 “falling stars” sighted every hour. This phenomenon appears annually and is the most brilliant and graceful among others, and is best seen after 10:00pm under clear skies and a New Moon. It is called the Geminid Shower because..

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Solar Eclipse to take place 20-21 May 2012

May 18, 2012 | posted in: Alerts, Updates | by Désirée Connor

The first Solar Eclipse of 2012 will take place this weekend (May 20-21) and is projected to turn the Sun into a “ring of fire”. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth; therefore the Sun appears partially or fully darkened. This particular event is specifically called an Annular..

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