A new mission watches meteoroids hit the far side of the moon
Sometimes, it's hard to remember that Earth is constantly being bombarded by literally tons of space debris daily. The larger ...
NASA’s Breakthrough Discovery Explains Vesta’s Mysterious Gullies
Cratered surfaces across our solar system reveal signs of ancient impacts, but mysterious gullies on Vesta might have formed ...
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Coming in 2025: From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions
In 2025, space agencies are gearing up for some ambitious goals. Here’s a look at the most exciting missions planned for the coming year.
NASA warns massive 53-foot asteroid to fly close to Earth on New Years Eve; check timing and key details here
AV2 close approach details. The 2024 AV2 asteroid is scheduled to come close to Earth on December 31 at 9:17 AM IST. The ...
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NASA spots house-sized asteroid set to fly alarmingly close to Earth on New Years Eve
Friction would likely lead an asteroid of this size to fragment if it were to ever enter Earth's atmosphere, leaving the ...
A strange asteroid-comet could be key to understanding the birth of the solar system
A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...
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‘Dark comets’ could reveal how Earth got its oceans
Scientists still do not know where the water here on Earth came from. But two populations of so-called dark comets may tell ...
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Asteroid Vesta found to have channels that look like water-made gullies
When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...