A new stellar library has been created by UK and US scientists to, for the first time, give us a window of understanding on to our and other galaxies.
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019
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It was 21 March 2013. The world's scientific press had either gathered in ESA's Paris headquarters or logged in online, along with a multitude of scientists around the globe, to witness the moment when ESA's Planck mission ...
Astronomy
Jul 18, 2018
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On Saturday, June 23, 2018, a team of experts from Botswana, South Africa, Finland and the United States of America recovered a fresh meteorite in Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). The meteorite is one of the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 6, 2018
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Once every month, on average, somewhere on Earth a fireball appears out of nowhere and for mere seconds, casts a blinding flash across the sky before it blows up in a thunderous explosion. It happened last Saturday over southern ...
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2018
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An asteroid stretching 650 metres (2,000 feet) across is on track to whoosh past Earth on Wednesday at a safe—but uncomfortably close—distance, according to astronomers.
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2017
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Careful sleuthing through decade-old images has enabled ESA's asteroid team to decide that a newly discovered space rock poses little threat of hitting Earth any time soon.
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2017
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A small asteroid designated 2016 RB1 safely flew past Earth today at 10:20 a.m. PDT (1:20 p.m. EDT / 17:20 UTC) at a distance of about 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers, or just less than 1/10th the distance of Earth to the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 8, 2016
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Ever since a study suggested that a "Planet Nine" could be lurking in the outskirts of our solar system, astronomers have been busy trying to pin it down.
Space Exploration
Jun 6, 2016
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Twitter and Facebook lit up this weekend when pranksters reported that an asteroid was hurtling toward France, prompting a humourless denial Monday on the website of a national radio station.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2016
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Have you seen it? 2016 has kicked off with a fine apparition of a binocular comet: C/2013 US10 Catalina. We've been following this icy visitor to the inner solar system the first few mornings of the year, a welcome addition ...
Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2016
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