A bright fireball was seen streaking through the night sky over the northeastern United States at…
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Gaia Hit by a Micrometeoroid AND Caught in a Solar Storm
For over ten years, the ESA’s Gaia Observatory has monitored the proper motion, luminosity, temperature, and…
30 years since the historic collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter
Thirty years ago, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, marking a historic moment in astronomy. This…
Lunar Infrastructure Could Be Protected By Autonomously Building A Rock Wall
Lunar exploration equipment at any future lunar base is in danger from debris blasted toward it…
Why is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Shrinking? It’s Starving.
The largest storm in the Solar System is shrinking and planetary scientists think they have an…
ESA is Building a Mission to Visit Asteroid Apophis, Joining it for its 2029 Earth Flyby
According to the ESA’s Near-Earth Objects Coordination Center (NEOCC), 35,264 known asteroids regularly cross the orbit…
Very bright fireball explodes over Brazil with an impact energy of 1.5 kt
A very bright fireball was observed over Monsenhor Hipólito, Piauí, northeastern Brazil, at 03:10 UTC on…
The Most Dangerous Part of a Space Mission is Fire
Astronauts face multiple risks during space flight, such as microgravity and radiation exposure. Microgravity can decrease…
Stars Can Survive Their Partner Detonating as a Supernova
When a massive star dies in a supernova explosion, it’s not great news for any planets…
Swarming Satellites Could Autonomous Characterize an Asteroid
An asteroid’s size, shape, and rotational speed are clues to its internal properties and potential resources…