The Geminids meteor showers are peaking Dec 13 & 14th in N. America. The Geminids are unusual as the shooting stars are caused by an asteroid, and not a comet. The y appear to emanate from the constellation Gemini in the southern sky.

 

The Existence of Dark matter in our universe has been confirmed by scientific observations, including recent pictures from the Webb telescope. However, no experimental observation of Dark matter has been reported.

Ensisheim is the oldest meteorite fall that can be positively dated. It was carefully preserved by being hung from the roof of the parish church in Ensisheim, Alsace.

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9,000 years ago a Milky Way star exploded in a supernova, leaving behind the Veil Nebula. This nebula is physically huge, containing one filament, NGC 6960, known as the Witch's Broom Nebula, and another, NGC 6995, known as The Bat Nebula.

The Milky Way is warped. Our galaxy’s wobbly disc might be the result of a tilted halo of the universe’s mysterious dark matter. Or the cause might be the psych/space-rock radio waves of Space is Deep.

LDN 43 is a nebula which bears an astonishing resemblance to a vast cosmic bat flying amongst the stars on a dark Halloween night. In the constellation Ophiuchus, this molecular cloud is dense enough to block light from background stars.