Халли
El 'armageddon' del 3I/ATLAS contra la Tierra y otros meteoritos de cine: Cuando los guionistas jugaron a ser 'científicos'
Ya en 1910 el avistamiento del cometa Halley despertó la meteoromanía, especialmente después del anuncio de Camille Flammarion en L'atmosphère de que el gas cianógeno del bólido impregnaría la atmósfera y extinguiría toda forma de vida terrestre. La prensa corroboró la predicción fatal y las gentes se prepararon, no siempre con orden y cívico, a recibir el catastrófico impacto. El cineasta August...
Notre critique de Tron Ares, une suite visionnaire et inspirée qui voit rouge
La saga Tron s’apparente un peu à la comète de Halley. Depuis plus de quarante ans, ces longs-métrages Disney viennent périodiquement titiller l’imaginaire des spectateurs, tels des marqueurs de l’évolution du virtuel. Il faut cependant compter quinze à trente ans pour voir un nouveau film sur grand écran. À découvrir TV ce soir : retrouver notre sélection du jour Tron Ares n’échappe pas à la règl...
Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot. The Orionid meteor shower can be unpredictable. It shines like a fireworks display in some years, but is fairly slow in other years. This highly variable shower may result in anywhere from 20 to 60 visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing...
How to watch the Eta Aquariid meteor shower this weekend
Meteors will be streaking across the sky this weekend as Earth passes through the debris of Halley's Comet. The annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on Sunday night into Monday morning but should be visible, weather-permitting, all weekend. Where to watch the show You should see the meteors low in the sky if you look to the east before dawn. They are more easily visible in the southern hemisphe...
Fireballs from Halley’s Comet to fill skies with ’50 shooting stars an hour’ in days as scientists tease ‘special’ event
THIS weekend a meteor shower will be at its peak sending glowing streaks of space dust from Halley’s comet across the sky. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to be extra extravagant this year and will light up the sky May 4-5 with around 50 shooting stars per hour Saturday night and until the early morning hours of Sunday. 1 The best viewing hours are when the night sky is as dark as possible an...