Astronomers observed a meteorite impact on the Moon for the first time during a total eclipse. A total eclipse, also known as the Super Blood Wolf Moon, occurs when the shadow of the Earth completely blocks the sun’s light from reaching the Moon. The blood-red color of the moon, in case of a total eclipse,…
A recent study, published in the journal ‘Nature Astronomy’, announced that a team of researchers has identified a tiny fragment of a comet inside LaPaz Icefield 02342. Science has yet again found something that may hold clues to the origin of our solar system. Researchers from the Carnegie Institution of Science have found a speck…
Benenitra received debris from an ancient meteorite, which is now named after the town. On 27 July 2018, debris from a meteorite landed in and around the small remote town of Benenitra in southwestern Madagascar, shortly before a lunar eclipse. This prompted researchers from Wits and colleagues from the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar to…