WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: When dust gets in your skies | Astronomy
Today: Every star rotates. Our Sun takes a little less than one Earth month to rotate once on…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: A look at the stars of Harry Potter | Astronomy
Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of…
In China, researchers say a buried nuke could better knock an Earth-threatening asteroid off course
For all of human history, if a large enough asteroid were ever found on a collision course with…
Astronomers Discover First-Ever Three-Lobed Asteroid
High-resolution images from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the Large Binocular Telescope reveal that the E-type asteroid (44)…
Chinese rocket scientists find ‘most effective’ way to nuke a doomsday asteroid
Chinese researchers believe they may have found the most effective way to destroy or deflect a large, Earth-threatening…
Rocks From the Moon’s Far Side Are Rewriting Lunar History
Moon rocks returned from a rarely sampled region are offering a new view of the Solar System’s turbulent…
One Asteroid Collision May Have Rocked Earth, Mars, and the Moon
A Southwest Research Institute-led study has connected a specific asteroid collision in the main belt to an inner-solar-system-wide…
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars
A colorized compilation of timelapse images NASA JPL’s Psyche spacecraft captured from May 2 through May 15. Throughout…
An asteroid shattered near Jupiter’s gravitational gateway 800 million years ago; scientists say the debris may have bombarded Earth for 150 million years
Asteroid breakup 800 million years ago may have triggered impacts on Earth, the Moon and Mars (AI photo)…
1,000 Days Until ‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid Stuns Skywatchers
Topline In 1,000 days, on April 13, 2029, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make one of the closest…
Camper Accidentaly Discovers Ancient Meteor Crater on Google Maps
When Joël Lapointe was planning an epic camping trip through the Côte-Nord region of Quebec on Google Maps,…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…