After 24 years of studying Earth’s magnetosphere, the ESA’s Salsa satellite from the Cluster mission is…
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Cluster reentry explained: world’s first targeted reentry
The first of four satellites that make up ESA’s Cluster mission is coming safely back down to Earth,…
Scientists reveal meteorite fragments of rare daylight fireball over Eastern Cape, South Africa
Wits University scientists revealed fragments of a rare daylight fireball seen on August 25, 2024, over…
Moon crazy, with Robert Reeves
The Earth and its moon are locked together in a codependent embrace. How does the moon…
ISS astronaut captures bright green meteor exploding over Cairo, Egypt
On September 2, 2024, at 20:12 UTC, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8…
Moon’s volcanoes were erupting only 120 million years ago
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The lunar maria – once thought to be seas –…
Could Comets have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to “Ocean Worlds” like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan too?
Throughout Earth’s history, the planet’s surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional…
There’s More Water Inside Planets Than We Thought
When you walk across your lawn or down the street, you move on the surface of…
Why Did Copernicus Reject Geocentrism?
Popular science history paints a picture of the Greek geocentric model dominating astronomical thought beginning around…
Videos of Asteroid 2024 RW1 breaking up over Luzon, Philippines
A newly-discovered asteroid, identified as 2024 RW1, entered Earth’s atmosphere over Luzon, Philippines, on September 5,…