Although a potential ‘planet killer’ catastrophe is not on NASA's radar for at least next 100 years, it already has a layout ...

Sep. 27, 2024 — Asteroid Ryugu possibly did not travel ... an imperceptibly faint night light known as the cosmic optical background. NASA's New Horizons ... Aug. 12, 2024 — Quakes and meteor ...

Credit: ESA-Science Office The Hera spacecraft is flying to the site of a pulverized asteroid. "Farewell, Earth!" the European Space Agency posted online. "Last week, after we successfully ...

In September 2022, NASA’s DART mission did something that seemed only possible in science fiction or mythology: It moved a celestial body. Asteroid Dimorphos, the moon of the much larger asteroid ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

The dynamic cosmos evolves through the life and death of stars, creating elements for life. Supernova remnants are essential ...

Three staff members from APL’s Space Exploration Sector have been honored by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers ...

Oct. 11, 2024 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from ...

When imaging most comets through a telescope, you’ll immediately notice that your target moves with respect to the background star field. Some comets move across the sky much faster than others ...

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