Astronomers Wake Up to 800,000 Notifications From Observatory Watching the Night Skies
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory spent the night staring at the dark cosmos, alerting astronomers of ongoing changes…
Yes, Gravity Made These Space Snowmen. No, It’s Not That Simple
Arrokoth is a reddish, snowman-shaped asteroid in the Kuiper Belt and the most distant object explored by a…
‘It keeps me up at night’
She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to…
A Possible Lunar Impact in 2032 Could Spark Days of Meteor Showers on Earth
A large rocky asteroid will make a close approach to Earth in 2032, with the tantalizing prospect of…
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth
NASA is currently tracking a bus-sized asteroid set to zip past the Earth on January 31 at a whopping 8,478 miles per hour. Known as 2022 OC3, the space…
These Are the Asteroids You Should Mine
A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream…
Hubble images reveal the aftermath of two cosmic collisions
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope got a rare look at the aftermath of two cosmic…
Unprecedented Image Shows 2 Protoplanets Smashing Into Each Other, Forming Giant Dust Cloud
In 2004, astronomers spotted a planet-like object orbiting Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.…
Asteroid hurtling toward Earth found to be teeming with building blocks of life: researchers
Sugars essential for life were found for the first time alongside “space gum” on an asteroid hurtling towards…
NASA finds life-linked sugars and ‘space gum’ on asteroid Bennu
Talk about a sugar rush! NASA may have just come a little closer to cracking one of science’s…
Mark Kelly Says This ‘Exciting’ Scientific Find Raises Questions Of Life Beyond Earth
Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after the space…
Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early…