Don’t look up: is an asteroid heading for Earth? – podcast | Asteroids
In a case of life imitating art, a 100-metre-wide asteroid has triggered global planetary defence procedures for the…
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‘12 feet of defence’: NASA’s groundbreaking 2027 mission to protect earth from asteroids
‘12 feet of defence’: NASA’s groundbreaking 2027 mission to protect earth from asteroids
NASA Tracks Five Giant Asteroids on Close Approach to Earth Today
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is closely monitoring five asteroids on a close approach to Earth today, December…
NASA alerts about 210-ft asteroid coming close to Earth on December 13: Should we be concerned?
Home Science NASA alerts about 210-ft asteroid coming close to Earth on December 13: Should we be concerned?…
Brace for Impact? NASA tracks three asteroids approaching Earth at alarming speeds
The smallest of the three, Asteroid 2024 XL11, is 20 feet wide and will pass 735,000 miles from…
‘CO2 and Hydrogen’: James Webb Telescope unravels the origins of Pluto’s icy moon
‘CO2 and Hydrogen’: James Webb Telescope unravels the origins of Pluto’s icy moon
ESA’s Gaia Space Telescope finds 55 ‘runaway’ stars racing away from cluster at blazing velocity
The stars were likely ejected due to gravitational interactions within the dense cluster. Crowded newborn stars may disrupt…
NASA discovers sign of a volcanic moon orbiting exoplanet WASP-49 b
If the exomoon is confirmed, its volcanic activity may be driven by tidal forces from the planet’s gravity,…
Astronomers are using James Webb Telescope to study a mysterious place in the Pisces constellation
The study, led by Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb from the Université de Montréal, revealed that the exoplanet’s atmosphere is rich…
California’s massive lake hides a $540 billion treasure beneath its surface
The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has been found to contain a vast reserve of lithium, valued at…