In case you are planning to make some wishes, this weekend is reportedly the best time to do this, as the Geminid meteor shower will be reaching its climax during the current weekend. More precisely the meteor shower will be seen best the night between Saturday and Sunday. NASA explained that the Geminid are actually debris that come from a long extinct comet, which is called 3200 … [Read more...]
NASA Says Comet Briefly Changed Atmosphere on Mars
On Friday NASA said a comet that flew by planet Mars last month released a strong meteor shower that changed the chemistry of the planet’s upper atmosphere for a short period. Siding Spring is the name of the comet and it came from a faraway region in the solar system known as Oort Cloud. The comet passed 87,000 miles from Mars on October 19 with a speed of 35 miles, or 56 km per second and it … [Read more...]