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A newly discovered comet is fascinating astronomers and amateur stargazers alike as it remains a brightening feature in the northeast night sky.
The researchers reached the conclusion by studying 7,982 meteoroid trajectories and 540 potential meteorite falls.
Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...
An international team of researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions—and it could change our ...
On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...
It's officially spring now. A week or so ago I sat in the Adirondack chair outside and soaked up some 73-degree sunshine, ...
NASA has issued a warning about asteroid 2023 KU, a 370-foot-wide space rock traveling at over 64,000 km/h. Expected to ...
Asteroid 2023 KU, comparable to a 35-story building, will safely pass Earth on April 11, 2025, at a distance twice that of ...
Last year there was much ballyhoo over the so-called “devil comet,” some will-it-won’t-it drama of Tsunchinshan-ATLAS, and the sudden discovery (and quick demise) of a third comet that failed to meet ...
A newly discovered comet, C/2025 F2 (SWAN), is now visible in the eastern sky before dawn. Officially designated on April 8, ...
In February 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines. NASA said it had a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 the highest ever ...
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...