China’s Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon and Prepares to Grab a Sample
China’s Tianwen-2 probe has reached Kamoʻoalewa, one of seven known quasi-satellites that orbit near Earth. Scientists suspect the…
Chinese university-led mission to study asteroid Apophis during close encounter with Earth
PADUA, Italy — A spacecraft developed by Tsinghua University is set to join international missions to study the…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Debris Could Crash Into The Moon In August, Scientist Predicts
A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the Moon on…
Hayabusa2’s 2031 Landing Plan Faces an Unexpected Asteroid Nightmare
On December 6, 2020, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped off pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu in the Australian outback,…
How to Watch an Asteroid Fly Uncomfortably Close to Earth on Wednesday
An asteroid the size of a commercial airplane will skim past our planet on Wednesday, September 3. Asteroid…
All about the Tunguska event
On June 30, 1908, at around 7:15 am local time, a bright streak tore across the sky over…