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Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
Universe Today· 9 hours agoWhen the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique radar instrument to map the...
Mystery of unique double moon shines light on planet formation
Newsweek· 6 hours agoAn asteroid floating in our solar system has been discovered to have a very weird and unique double moon—and it might just change the way we think about how planets form.
Just-discovered ‘dinky’ asteroid moon is actually something far stranger
Cosmos· 1 day agoDinkinesh, the asteroid that was the first target of NASA’s Lucy mission to Jupiter, is still throwing up surprises. The first surprise came when the Lucy spacecraft zipped ...
Moon Around Asteroid Dinkinesh Is Actually Two Asteroids Stuck Together
IFLScience· 1 day agoTake, for example, asteroid Dinkinesh, the first target of the NASA mission Lucy. As the spacecraft approached, the team were surprised to see an unexpected moon appear around ...
Beyond the Planets: The Quirky Underdogs of the Solar System
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Sun is orbited by eight planets, at least five dwarf planets, tens of thousands of asteroids,...
Moon orbiting 'dinky' asteroid is actually two tiny moons stuck together
Science Daily· 2 days agoThe researchers noted that the unusual arrangement challenges existing theories about how asteroids and other celestial bodies formed over time and provides additional insight ...
How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?
Universe Today· 19 hours agoWhile resupplies from Earth would work for a time, eventually the lunar base would have to become self-sustaining? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address ...
Taking the kids: To Denver
Roanoke Times· 6 hours agoThen visit the newly reopened and interactive Cell Exhibit in Denver. The Cell, adjacent to the Denver Art Museum, can show you how to react if you see...
ROBERTSON: The beautiful Susquehanna River
The Bradford Era· 11 hours agoThe Susquehanna River begins at Otsego Lake near Cooperstown, New York and flows for 444 miles through both New York and Pennsylvania, dropping some...
The Sky This Week from May 24 to 31: Look for the Last Quarter Moon | Astronomy.com
Astronomy Magazine· 7 days agoThe Moon reaches Last Quarter as it travels past several planets in the sky this week. Plus, pick up a comet, star clusters, and more!
