Imagine a scenario where the Moon, our constant companion in the night sky, begins a deadly trajectory toward Earth. The ...

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NASA's DART mission proved we are able to change an asteroid's path by smashing a spacecraft into it, but exactly where we ...

"The fact that we captured the aurora again demonstrates that our method for predicting aurorae on Mars and capturing them ...

According to NASA, a low Earth orbit (singular) is any orbital trajectory that stays within 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of ...

As we chatted, I suddenly had a thought: what if there really are aliens in the Andromeda Galaxy? Can they see us Earthlings ...

Our Solar System is home to many worlds, including protoplanets and dwarf planets. Protoplanets can grow into dwarf planet ...

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The Virtual Telescope Project is set to host a free YouTube stream covering the flyby starting at 7 p.m. ET (23:00 GMT) on ...

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...