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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...
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Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our...
Yale astronomers may have discovered the origin story for one of the universe’s most dazzling phenomena—the double hot Jupiter—as well...
Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New...
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest...
