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Solar Eclipse 2024: List of Upcoming Eclipses, Safety Tips, and More

The first solar eclipse of 2024 is all set to darken the skies on April 8. This particular event will… Read More

NASA Astronomers Predict Near-Earth Asteroid’s 2029 Close Encounter

About 5 and a 1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Building… Read More

NASA Unveils Newly Returned Carbon-Rich Asteroid Sample

NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned… Read More

Asteroid 2023 BU Made Fourth Closest Approach to Earth

There are hundreds of millions of asteroids in our solar system, which means new asteroids are discovered quite frequently. It… Read More

Astronomers Discover Milky Way Galaxy’s Most-Distant Stars

Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way's outer limits a group of stars more distant… Read More

SpaceX Capsule Leaves ISS to Bring 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6 Months

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost… Read More

NASA-Funded Tech for Future Missions May Charge EVs in 5 Minutes on Earth

A new NASA-funded technology for future space missions may charge an electric car in just five minutes on Earth, paving… Read More

NASA’s DART Spacecraft to Attempt Deflecting the Path of Asteroid Dimorphos

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is designed to be a one hit wonder. It will end its days… Read More

Astronomers Spot Hot Gas Bubble Spinning Around Milky Way Black Hole

Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the centre… Read More

How to Watch NASA’s Second Artemis I Launch Attempt Today

NASA is ready for its second attempt at launching the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on September 3.… Read More