Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Otherwise Unremarkable ‘Rock Boxes’ That Brought Pieces of the Moon Back to Earth
Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...
Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
Scientists Predict Devastation if Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth in 2182
Asteroids have struck Earth occasionally over its long history, often with cataclysmic results. An asteroid estimated at 6-9 ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
CNN7d
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the ...
No, Trump admin didn't add 9-star US flag to government websites
A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
An asteroid with a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032 is triggering planetary defense planning
YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...
The Montana Standard13d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...
New Scientist14d
Building-sized asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence response procedures for ...
Space.com14d
What is the Big Bang Theory?
According to this theory, the universe began as an infinitely small, hot, and dense point ... Fahrenheit (5.5 billion Celsius), according to NASA. The cosmos now contained a vast array of ...