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Very bright fireball over New Zealand produces house-shaking sonic booms
Fireballs Aotearoa, a designated Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, received numerous reports…
Measuring Lightsail Performance in the Lab
Sailing has been a mainstay of human history for millennia, so it’s no surprise that scientists…
Japanese Lander Looks Back at Earth as it Heads to the Moon
The Hakuto-R 2 mission launched on January 15, 2025. It’s the successor to Hakuto-R, which launched…
Star Formation Might Depend on Galactic Magnetic Fields
A galactic merger is a chaotic event. When two massive structures like galaxies merge, their powerful…
A Super-Earth to Test the Limits of Habitability
Every exoplanet discovery is an opportunity to refine models of planet formation, solar system architecture, habitable…
Evidence of Recent Geological Activity on the Moon
According to the Giant Impact Hypothesis, the Moon formed from a massive impact between a primordial…
An Asteroid Has a 1% Chance of Impacting Earth in 2032
The odds of a sizable asteroid striking Earth are small, but they’re never zero. Large asteroids…
How Hydrogen Kept Early Mars Warm
Mars haunts us as a vision of a planet gone wrong. It was once warm and…
Fireball over Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan confirmed as Starlink satellite debris
A dazzling fireball later identified as debris of Starlink satellite #5693 streaked across the Midwest night…