Asteroid 2024 YR4 impact risk updated to 1.8%

The probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth has risen from 1.2% on January 29 to…

Uranus’ Moon Ariel has Deep Gashes, Could Reveal its Interior

We’ve only gotten one close-up view of Uranus and its moons, and it happened decades ago.…

A Recent Impact on Mars Shook the Planet to Its Mantle

New research suggests an impact recently rattled Mars deeper than thought. HiRISE images a recent impact…

This Hot Jupiter Probably Formed Close to Its Star

The current exoplanet census contains 5,832 confirmed candidates, with more than 7,500 still awaiting confirmation. Of…

Astronomers Find the Largest Structure in the Universe and Name it “Quipu”

Is it possible to understand the Universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it?…

Hybrid Gas/Drill Asteroid Sampler Could Improve Collection Amounts

Asteroid sampling missions are getting increasingly complex. Recent announcements about the existence of amino acids in…

Bullseye! Hubble Spots Ripples in Space From a Galaxy Collision

What happens when one galaxy shoots a bigger galaxy right through the heart? Like a rock…

Our Best Look at the Cosmic Web

At first glance the large scale structure of the Universe may seem to be a swarming…

Gaia Was Right. It Did Find a Planet.

The ESA’s Gaia mission mapped the positions and velocities of stars with extreme precision by measuring…

How Far Away Could We Detect… Ourselves?

Revelations from the past can seem quaint once we’ve been living with them for a generation…