Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander is on the moon’s surface but its status is unclear
The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, descended to the lunar surface but the orientation of the ...
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An Asteroid Won’t Destroy Life on Earth in 2032, but It Will Eventually
Today most scientists say that the cosmic culprit was an asteroid that frightened the sparse population ... at perhaps 50,000 miles per hour—twice the speed of an Apollo moon ship. It struck with an ...
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Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032
GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward a 100-meter wide asteroid hurtling in its orbit through the Milky Way galaxy and are hoping it doesn’t collide wi ...
New Scientist3d
The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic ...
Vox5d
Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
The dinosaurs, of course, could do nothing about the killer asteroid, other than presumably waving their tiny arms at the oncoming doom. But if they did have a space program — and yes ...
US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the ...
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Landlocked Switzerland becomes world’s largest container ship nation
Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox. Switzerland – a country without its own sea access – has risen to become the largest container ship nation in the ...
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Asteroid And ‘Planetary Alignment’ Aren’t The Only ‘Bad Omens’ In 2025
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky.