Contact binary asteroids are common, but we've never seen one form. Now, researchers want to make...
Phys.org· 4 days agoOne of the more interesting is to try to force two asteroids together to form a "contact binary"—the goal of a mission design put forward by a group of scientists from Cornell ...
How long will Earth exist?
LiveScience· 1 day agoToday, the sun is an essential source of gravity and energy. As the solar system's central star ages, its life cycle will eventually consume our blue...
Then and Now: Our Earliest Close-Ups of the Planets Compared to Today's Best Shots
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoFor centuries, astronomers were limited to ground-based observations of the planets, but now we use...
Life On Earth May Have Its Roots In Deep Space, Suggests New Research
Forbes· 3 days agoThe ingredients for life may have formed in interstellar space alongside stars or planets and be far...
Study finds our galaxy’s black hole is altering space-time. Here’s what that means.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe image of the black hole, which was refined in April to appear more clear, resembled a flaming...
Council Post: Tech For Good: It’s More Than Just Fancy Jargon
Forbes· 4 days agoCEO of Brand and Buzz Marketing, LLC, I write about technology trends, innovation marketing and...
What we actually know about aliens, according to science
New Hampshire Union Leader· 2 days agoIt came from space, hurtling at tremendous speed: a mystery object, reddish, rocky, shaped like a...
Mysterious bird-like tracks in Africa: The oldest birds?
Cosmos· 4 days agoFossil tracks found in southern Africa, push the potential evolution of the first birds back to 210...
NASA will land daring spacecraft on a world 800 million miles away
Mashable· 2 days agoThe space agency will launch the car-sized craft, fitted with eight spinning rotors, to one of the...
Vera Rubin telescope will generate a mind-boggling amount of data, say astronomers
Phys.org· 3 days agoWhen the Vera C. Rubin Observatory comes online in 2025, it will be one of the most powerful tools...