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Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...
Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of Sirius Black who is Harry Potter’s godfather.
Watching a sci-fi TV show doesn't mean always mean you're dabbling in fantasy - they can be actual windows to the future.
Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.
What if Earth has more than one moon? Scientists now believe our planet may be secretly hosting at least six "mini-moons" at any given time — tiny asteroids or moon fragments temporarily trapped by ...
According to a new study, Earth's mini-moons may not be from the asteroid belt after all. They're made of Moon.
Ted Stryk, Roane State associate professor of philosophy and English, had an asteroid named in his honor upon providing crucial image processing work used in NASA's Pluto exploration. His work was ...
China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.
The science team determined that the chemical signals were coming from a small region of the disc around the star eat the same distance as the asteroid belt around the Sun.
Beyond their scientific value, these tiny satellites may also hold commercial potential. Because they briefly orbit close to ...
"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away." ...