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Two airplane-sized asteroids will hurtle past Earth today
TechSpot· 2 days agoWill NASA be able to step up and protect Earth from a disastrous collision? While 400,000-3,000,000 miles seems like a lot of distance, these are all uncomfortably close, according to NASA's ...
Asteroid mining could be here sooner than you think
The Economist· 2 days agoOur podcast on science and technology. Companies are seeking profits beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Which businesses will thrive in the new space economy?
Webb observations hint at giant asteroid collision in a nearby planetary system
CNN.com· 5 days agoWebb Telescope: Are We Alone?” on The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper offers an inside look at the...
This Revolutionary New Observatory Will Locate Threatening Asteroids and Millions of Galaxies
Smithsonian Magazine· 21 hours agoThe casual observer may envision the night sky as being static: When we look at Orion, for example,...
Summer Solstice 2024: What It Is And Why It’s The Earliest In 228 Years
Forbes· 2 days agoIt signals the beginning of astronomical summer north of the equator and winter in the Southern...
Double Moon Mystery: NASA’s Lucy Unravels Dinky’s Secret
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoNASA's Lucy spacecraft discovered that the asteroid Dinkinesh, also known as "Dinky," is orbited by...
How Donald Sutherland’s ‘Animal House’ Deal Cost Him Millions
Forbes· 1 day agoLegendary actor Donald Sutherland died Thursday after a long illness at age 88, according to The...
Fact Check: Animation of asteroid strike on moon shared as real video
Reuters· 7 days agoA screenshot of an animation depicting an asteroid striking the moon has surfaced on social media...
8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe outer solar system is a vast and mysterious place that could be harboring hidden objects we know...
NASA to Discuss Outcome of 5th Biennial Asteroid Threat Exercise
FOX 23 News Albany· 7 days agoNASA will host a virtual media briefing at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 20, to discuss a new summary of a recent tabletop exercise to simulate national and international responses to a hypothetical ...