One of the farthest active comes ever spotted will make its closest approach to Earth on July 14, and you can catch the action live online. Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), called K2 for short, is finally making its way into view of Earth after the Hubble Space Telescope first spotted it in the outer reaches …
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Last week, NASA reported that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a strange double crater on the Moon that was caused by a crashing rocket in March. Even as of today, nobody on Earth has claimed ownership of the rocket. Maybe on NASA forthcoming Artemis lunar mission, they can send someone to the crash site to …
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NASA aims to set up a crewed outpost near the moon’s south pole, calling it “our first foothold on the lunar frontier.” The ingredients for that encampment, known as Artemis Base Camp, are an unpressurized rover to transport suited astronauts around the site; a pressurized rover to enable long-duration treks away from the outpost; and …
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Fossil hunters have traced the rise of the dinosaurs back to the freezing winters the beasts endured while roaming around the far north. Footprints of the animals and stone deposits from north-west China suggest dinosaurs became adapted to the cold in polar regions before a mass extinction event paved the way for their reign at …
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The world’s biggest particle accelerator will be fired up again next week as scientists resume research into the mysteries of the universe after a three-year shutdown for work to improve the machine’s power and precision. The restart of the Large Hadron Collider at the Cern laboratory near Geneva coincides with the 10th anniversary of the …
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In this illustration, stars are seen to be in close orbit around the supermassive black hole that lurks at the center of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/(Spaceengine), Acknowledgment: M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)[2]Precise Insights into the Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way’s Heart Astronomers use …
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This illustration shows the cold side of the Webb telescope, where the mirrors and instruments are positioned. Credit: Northrop Grumman Recently, NIRISS, one of[{” attribute=””>NASA’s Fahrenheit, or minus 183 degrees
China is claiming that as of Wednesday, its Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter has officially photographed the entire Red Planet. And it’s shown off new photos of the southern polar cap and a volcano to prove it. “It has acquired the medium-resolution image data covering the whole globe of Mars, with all of its scientific payloads realizing …
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Over the weekend, the Earth was hit by a geomagnetic storm, that shocked scientists as unlike other solar storms, this one did not appear to originate from a solar flare. Usually, these storms occur due to major explosions that place on the surface of the Sun, which are referred to as solar flares. These flares …
A new spacecraft selfie shows the machine in glorious 4K resolution above Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. NanoAvionics, a satellite company based in the United States and United Kingdom, released a high-definition video (opens in new tab) from space Wednesday (June 28) showing their MP42 microsatellite (opens in new tab) flying 342 miles (550 km) above …
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