Space science

An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet in the coming centuries is very slight, scientists said on Aug. 11.

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A full moon was offering enchanting views to onlookers as it was being observed from many provinces across Turkey. (AA Photo)

The asteroid is classified by NASA as a “potentially hazardous object”

Skygazers across Turkey witnessed a spectacular astronomical phenomenon when Earth's satellite coinciding with a lunar eclipse bathed in blood-red shiny light on May 26.

The super flower moon was observed in the skies of Turkey's metropolitan city Istanbul and capital Ankara, and also appeared in a large number of other countries from Japan to the United States.

The next full moon, otherwise known as the Flower Moon, is set to grace our skies tonight, May 26, reaching its official peak at around 11:30 pm. It will also be the second supermoon of the year.

A full moon occurs every 29.5 days and happens when the Moon is completely illuminated by the Sun's rays. It occurs when the Earth is directly aligned between the Sun and the Moon. 

This month's full moon will appear bigger, brighter and redder than usual, as the rare simultaneous occurrence of a supermoon and a lunar eclipse takes place in some parts of the world on 26 May.

May's full moon is the second of two supermoons in 2021, with the previous one taking place in April over largely cloudy skies in the UK.

A new website allows you to experiment with Earth-like planets

Тhe annual Lyrid meteor shower peaking this week with which the Meteor season is officially back.

In the first three months are "winter break" for falling stars lovers as relatively not much happens between the Quadrantid meteor shower in early January and the Lyrids.

The study looked at various factors that could presumably lead to a habitable environment

The study suggests that we should start investigating worlds larger than the Earth whose atmospheres are dominated by hydrogen