Jupiter is relatively often hit by smaller or larger meteors, and the present case is also interesting only because an amateur astronomer managed to capture it in a very spectacular video. A Space.com report according to Jose Luis Pereira on September 13, he was just looking at the sky in Brazil with his binoculars when … Read more
Photo: Meteor Shower (Source: freepik.com) – At the end of July 2021, I was getting ready to work on an infographic on astronomical phenomena in August 2021. I got the material from one of the researchers in my office at the Space Science Center (Pussainsa) LAPAN. — While thinking about the idea and also reading … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 12 August 2021. There are several reasons to look forward to it. Some other tips that can be considered are looking for an observation location with a wide open field of view. In addition, it is necessary … Read more
Every year at the turn of July and August, shooting stars fly out of the constellation Perseus. The meteor swarm, which is why it was named Perseida, will be better observed this year than in previous years. Exceptionally, the Moon will not disturb it with its radiation. If the night sky is not obscured by … Read more
“The frequency of meteors is gradually rising, and during the night, when the swarm is at its peak, we will see up to 80 meteors per hour in the moonless sky outside the city, especially between midnight and four o’clock in the morning,” Horálek said. According to him, up to twenty of them can be … Read more
JAKARTA – Asteroids can indeed be a threat to the extinction of civilization on Earth, as happened millions of years ago, when it wiped out dinosaur species from life. However, despite its adverse effects, asteroids can be a valuable resource for human civilization. Because, asteroids store a wide variety of minerals that are needed in … Read more
WHAT IS A METEOR AND HOW IS IT FORMED? After the images claimed to be meteor falling, the terms “meteor” and “meteor fall” came up again. Meteorites sometimes enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorites that enter the atmosphere are called meteorites. Meteorites, which are usually between the size of a grain of sand and a pebble, … Read more
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Researcher at the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space Science Center for Space Science (EIGHT) open voice about the phenomenon meteor giants fell in Norway and in Texas, USA. According to researchers from the LAPAN Space Science Center, the Tiar Dani meteor falling to Earth is common, but its movement cannot … Read more
Reuters, CNN Indonesia | Monday, 26/07/2021 15:05 WIB Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — A large meteor briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday (25/7), brightening the Norwegian night sky with a huge roar. Experts predict the meteor hit the earth and fell not far from Oslo. Reports of meteor sightings began to arrive around 01.00 am. … Read more
An unusually large meteor was seen over much of southern Scandinavia last night and gave a powerful flash of light over eastern Norway. In addition, eyewitnesses heard a loud sound he made. The meteor appeared at 01.08.47 on the night of July 25 and was visible for about five seconds. Preliminary calculations show, what he … Read more