The night of 12/13 August will be the peak of the Perseids, one of the most famous prolific meteor showers. Meteors (also known as shooting stars) are bright streaks of light caused by small lumps of rock or metal called meteoroids hitting the Earth’s atmosphere at very high speed (in the case of the Perseids around 200,000 km/h).… Continue reading The Perseids Meteor Shower 2025
Anybody who has observed the eastern sky just before sunrise in the last few weeks will have noticed a brilliant white object - the planet Venus, also known as the morning star. It is brighter than any other planet and at its brightest ten times brighter than Sirius the brightest star. Its brightness has often… Continue reading Venus the Morning Star
The night of 22/23 April 2025 will be the peak of the Lyrids, one of the most famous prolific meteor showers. Meteors (also known as shooting stars) are bright streaks of light caused by small lumps of rock or metal called meteoroids hitting the Earth’s atmosphere at very high speed. As they pass through the atmosphere they get… Continue reading The Lyrids 2025
I started my Explaining Science blog nearly 11 years ago in April 2014. Back then I wasn't sure how long I'd want to keep it going. But now in 2025 I still find that I enjoy blogging very much. In July 2020, the year of the first covid-19 lockdowns in the UK, I started the… Continue reading Creating Videos
The night of 12/13 August will be the peak of the Perseids, one of the most famous prolific meteor showers. Meteors (also known as shooting stars) are bright streaks of light caused by small lumps of rock or metal called meteoroids hitting the Earth’s atmosphere at very high speed (in the case of the Perseids around 200,000 km/h).… Continue reading Guide to Observing the Perseids Meteor Shower 2024
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