A meteorite streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. ...
03:14 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Fragments of at least one meteorite fell in the Chelyabinsk region some 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, causing flashes in the morning sky and sharp explosions, Russian officials said on Friday. ...
12:04 PM, Feb 15, 2013
New Delhi: Startling streaks of multi-coloured Geminids meteor shower will brighten up the sky on Wednesday night enthralling astronomy enthusiasts. One of the most spectacular meteor showers, Geminids produce up to 60 shooting stars. "Astro lovers are expected to see shooting stars whizzing past in the skies as the Geminid meteor showers will be seen on the night of December 14 and 15, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators...
12:06 PM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: Sky gazers may get a glimpse of shooting stars during Lyrids meteor shower on Thursday night. "They can see javelin-shaped shooting stars whizzing past in the skies at an amazing rate as Lyrids meteor shower will peak on the night of April 21 and 22," SPACE Scientific officer Mila Mitra told PTI. The Lyrids are a modest shower, with a dozen or two meteors per hour at best,...
10:21 PM, Apr 20, 2011
