NASA spots large asteroid on collision course with the Moon

For once, Earth isn’t the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first spotted by ...
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The future of asteroid mining: Missions, resources, and challenges explained

Asteroid mining is moving from fiction to fact, here’s how missions and startups are redefining resource extraction beyond ...
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How NASA’s Asteroid Mission Almost Failed During Its Daring Touchdown On Bennu

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Bennu, scientists expected a gentle landing. Instead, the ...
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Small Asteroid Captured Hours Prior To Earth Impact

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

Before the Supermoon Showed It’s Face It Flashed Us

Many people don't know what the abbreviations stand for — or how we should refer to noon and midnight.
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Mysterious 3I/ATLAS object leads NASA and Harvard to take unprecedented action in space

As 3I/ATLAS races through our solar system, NASA and Harvard take unprecedented action to study its bizarre anti-tail and erratic motion.

Earth Doesn't Really Have Two Moons Until 2083, But It Does Have A Longterm Visitor In Orbit

An asteroid named 2025 PN7 has been in quasi-orbit of Earth for approximately 60 years. It's expected to stay there for ...

2 Spooky Flashes Lit Up the Moon. Here’s What Made Them.

The first flash, on Thursday, emerged just east of the 70-mile-wide Gassendi Crater. The second appeared west of Oceanus ...

Scientists find evidence of microbes survived long after asteroid hit in Finland

Scientists reveal that an asteroid impact in Finland created a long-lasting habitat where microbes thrived millions of years after impact.
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Chinese Spacecraft Around Mars Sends Back Intriguing Gif Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

From the orbit of Mars, China's Tianwen-1 sent back new and intriguing images of our interstellar visitor. An animation shows ...

Rare Golden Comet Amazes Skywatchers After Surviving Sun - Here's How You Can See It

A spectacular sight has captured the attention of skywatchers across the US as astronomers track a rare and stunning comet-C/2025 K1 (ATLAS). Unlike most comets that typically shine green or blue ...

‘Halloween Fireballs’ May Hold Clues to Future Threats From Space

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...