Through a series of 28 pictures, astronomers learned the asteroid makes a full spin every five hours and is a " contact binary " with a long peanut shape, attributed to its having two rounded lobes.
God of Chaos asteroid Apophis will pass Earth on April 13, 2029, in a safe flyby. Three missions—ESA’s Ramses, JAXA’s DESTINY+, and NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX—will study the asteroid’s structure, orbit, and ...
Asteroid deflection could backfire if the impact shoves the rock into a cosmic keyhole, a hidden trapdoor in space.
New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...
As if it's not already hard enough to find the time to do everything you need to do in a day, now you're about to lose another whole millisecond or more. In fact, experts say Tuesday, July 22, could ...
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NASA Probe Records Lights During The Night On Jupiter
This video takes you on a journey through Jupiter’s atmosphere, revealing the planet’s immense storms, powerful cyclones, and breathtaking lightning strikes captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. It ...
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