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When NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn’t just change the asteroid’s orbit...
Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds—or Fermi bubbles—at the Milky Way’s center....
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Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as...
When astronauts make the long journey to Mars in the not-so-distant future, communication with mission control will be impossible for...
I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid...
Everything in space – from the Earth and Sun to black holes – accounts for just 15% of all matter...
