Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Boeing names Space Station exec as new head of Starliner program
The vice president leading Boeing's Starliner spacecraft unit, Mark Nappi, has left the troubled program and was replaced by the company's International Space Station program manager, John Mulholland, ...
An asteroid with a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032 is triggering planetary defense planning
YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...
Astronomers Orbiting TRAPPIST-1 Star Could Be Peering Back At Earth
A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...
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'New asteroid has 1% chance of hitting Earth'
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said on Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1 percent. "We are not ...
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An Amateur Astronomer Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It Turned Out to Be a Tesla in Space
The car, launched in 2018 on a SpaceX rocket’s upper stage, is one of many human-made objects in deep space that could ...
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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...
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Unveiling the Universe with Shocking Space Telescope Images
Step into the future of space exploration with the first breathtaking images captured by the new space telescope. These ...
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Giant Radio Galaxy Could Hold 30 Milky Ways, Astronomers Say
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
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UC San Diego’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Embraces a New Year of Discovery
The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...