With the weekend being dominated by news of a large meteor being spotted in UK skies, we give you the low down on those bright things up high...
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
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3-4 January 2023 will see the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower. What’s the connection between meteors, iron and Egyptian beads? Dr Diane Johnson, a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Faculty of Science, explains more about ‘iron from the sky’.
Category: Geology
Rob explodes some myths about meteors
Category: Geology
How to sound like an expert. When confronted with the prospect of a giant asteroid impacting the Earth, you may find that certain phrases pop into your mind involuntarily
Category: Astronomy
The Perseids coincide with Rosetta making its closest approach to the Sun, explains Monica Grady.
Category: Astronomy
Watch this short animation from The Royal Observatory Greenwich/The Open University and explore what space rocks can tell us about our very own planet Earth.
Category: Astronomy
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight on 12–13 August 2026, offering one of the best opportunities of the year to spot ‘shooting stars’. Find out more about meteors, the constellation Perseus and what meteors have to do with ancient Egypt...
Category: Astronomy
Toutatis passed Earth at a distance of just 962,951 miles on 29 September 2004. In astronomical terms, that's pretty much a near-miss
Category: Astronomy
Examine moon rocks and meteorites up close with our Virtual Microscope
Category: Astronomy
The what, where and why of comets is explained by Professor David W Hughes in this article
Category: Astronomy