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Professor Don Pollacco on the Lyrids and Eta Aquarids Meteor Showers

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:30:00 GMT

Professor Don Pollacco, Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, University of Warwick provides comments on the two reasonable meteor showers expected over the April-May period

Professor Don Pollacco commenting on the 'blood moon' phenomenon

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Commenting on the 'blood moon' phenomenon, Professor Don Pollacco from the University of Warwick Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, said: “The moon, like all planets, gives out no light of its own, but instead shines by reflecting sunlight.

Associate Professor David Armstrong on the rare Planetary Parade of seven planets

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:09:00 GMT

"Friday 28th is the special date, with all 7 planets other than the Earth visible in the sky - if the night is clear! This ‘great planetary alignment’ won’t happen again until 2040, as it needs all the planets to be on the same side of the Sun."

Associate Professor David Armstrong on the 'Planetary Parade'

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Associate Professor David Armstrong, from the Department of Physics at The University of Warwick, says, "The 'planetary parade' in the sky has multiple planets visible at once. This week there will be six - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus".

Dr Minjae Kim on asteroids passing close to Earth

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:59:56 GMT

Dr Minjae Kim, Research Fellow, Department of Physics, comments on these space events for Asteroid Day (30 June).

Dr Minjae Kim on the Summer solstice

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:54:22 GMT

"The Summer solstice marks the start of the summer season and the longest day of the year in terms of daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere."

Assistant Professor Ravindra Desai comments on possible return of Northern Lights to UK

Fri, 17 May 2024 14:38:00 GMT

"In a couple of weeks there is an elevated chance of further major geomagnetic storms and aurora over the UK."

Professor Don Pollacco on the Eta Aquarid meteor shower

Fri, 03 May 2024 10:55:57 GMT

"The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, so called because the radiant is in the constellation of Aquarius, occurs when the Earth crosses through the orbit of a comet called Halley."

Prof Don Pollacco on major meteor shower peaking this weekend

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:48:01 GMT

Professor Pollacco discusses the Lyrid meteor which peaks 22^nd April. This is the oldest recorded meteor shower and one of the major ones visible each year.

Astronomy researcher Faith Hawthorn on tonight's possible Northern Lights

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:25:47 GMT

"The Sun has a cycle of how active it is, and it usually reaches a peak of activity and Solar weather every 11 years. We're reaching that peak at the moment, so we can expect to see aurorae more often and in more areas."