A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others— mostly amateur stargazers and professional ...
Space Exploration
May 9, 2021
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The jig may be up for an "asteroid" that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini moon next month.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2020
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The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Space Exploration
Sep 7, 2018
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A small, recently discovered asteroid - or perhaps a comet - appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed ...
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2017
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Johns Hopkins University scientist Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: Regardless of what one prestigious scientific organization says to the contrary, Pluto is a planet. So is Europa, commonly known as a moon of ...
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2017
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Every now and then a scientific paper makes a real splash. We had one recently, to judge from recent headlines. "Moon rises to claim its place as a planet" said The Sunday Times on February 19, while the Mail Online asked ...
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2017
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An international team of astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet orbiting in the disk of small icy worlds beyond Neptune. The new object is roughly 700 kilometers in size and has one of the largest orbits for a dwarf ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2016
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Since the late 1980s, scientists have discovered nearly 5,000 planetary bodies orbiting stars other than the sun. But astronomers are still working on what exactly we should call them.
Astronomy
Nov 10, 2015
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Colorful new maps of Ceres, based on data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, showcase a diverse topography, with height differences between crater bottoms and mountain peaks as great as 9 miles (15 kilometers).
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2015
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Japanese space scientists are on the hunt for a new name for an asteroid that may contain the secret of life, with a public competition beginning Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2015
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