You might still see a few Eta Aquarid meteors, and you’ll surely see random meteors or meteors in minor showers in a dark-enough sky. Next major shower: Late July and early August.
Space
Science Wire | May 06, 2013
Mount Sharp on Mars is close in size to Alaska’s Mt. McKinley. New research suggests it likely emerged as strong winds carried dust and sand into the crater in which it sits.
May 06, 2013
Those in the Australian outback and parts of the Pacific Ocean will be able to view an annular solar eclipse. Elsewhere … a partial eclipse.
Blogs | May 05, 2013
These river stones might be fragments of the meteor that exploded over Russia on June 30, 1908.
Blogs | May 04, 2013
The sun produced a strong solar flare on May 3, 2013. No ill effects on or near Earth are expected, but it did produce some beautiful images.
Blogs | May 04, 2013
A shockingly, eye-wateringly bright gamma ray burst from a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away.
FAQs | May 03, 2013
Because sunrise comes later to the Southern Hemisphere in May, southern latitudes see more of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
Science Wire | May 03, 2013
Undergraduate student shows how planet’s magnetosphere changes with the seasons.
Science Wire | May 02, 2013
The Danish 1.54-metre telescope has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that reigns when stars form inside an interstellar cloud.
Science Wire | May 02, 2013
NASA is inviting the public to submit their names and a personal message for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere.
