This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
Here’s What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
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Temperamental stars could be ruining our view of thousands of exoplanets, Hubble Telescope finds
As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we ...
Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from a bright and early object in the universe
Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...
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Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission
Griffin's upcoming debut will be the second lunar mission for Astrobotic. The company's smaller Peregrine moon lander launched in January 2024 on the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance's ...
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BioSCape shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
New studies co-led by UB show how 160 scientists mapped South Africa’s biodiversity using NASA aircraft and fieldwork.
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NASA discovers an asteroid capable of wiping Paris off the map
As the French expert indicates, the size of asteroid 2024 YR4 “is between 40 and 100 meters, with a probable estimate of ...
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Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at Once
Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...
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James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets
The James Webb Space Telescope's new image spotlights dust grains in a distant protoplanetary disk, allowing astronomers to ...
Enceladus study shows the physics of alien oceans could hide signs of life from spacecraft
Searching for life in alien oceans may be more difficult than scientists previously thought, even when we can sample these ...
Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans
The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...
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Bringing Art to High School Science Lessons
Combining art and science can help students better understand abstract concepts and promote collaboration and creativity.