Supernova SN 2020ifo in galaxy M61 Description: On May 6, 2020, a supernova appeared in the galaxy Messier 61 in the constellation Virgo. This is the eighth supernova to be discovered in this galaxy since 1926. This supernova results from the collapse of a supergiant...
Geminid meteors Description: Most people have heard of the Perseids, the shooting stars that we see in the summer, mainly around August 11-12. But there is another meteor shower that is almost more impressive than the Perseids because they are slower and often...
The Perséid meteors from 2018 Description: Meteors (or shooting stars) are small pieces of dust generally left by the passage of a comet which gradually disintegrates with each passage close to the Sun. The Earth in its movement along its orbit crosses the same piles...
