Hitting an asteroid in the wrong place could accidentally make it more likely to impact Earth…
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Asteroid Ryugu once had liquid water flowing through it
The asteroid Ryugu, photographed by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft JAXA Hayabusa 2 Large quantities of water…
NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet – but signs are promising
NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars NASA/JPL-Caltech Has NASA found life on Mars? In a word, no.…
Gravitational waves finally prove Stephen Hawking’s black hole theorem
Illustration of two black holes merging and sending gravitational waves across the cosmos Maggie Chiang for…
Exoplanet 40 light years from Earth may have right conditions for life
Artist’s impression of the planet TRAPPIST-1e NASA/JPL-Caltech There are promising signs that one of the planets…
Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we’ve ever seen
The possible galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space Telescope NASA, ESA, CSA, CEERS,…
Get ready for a glorious Harvest Blood Moon on 7 September
“Find the moon and watch it darken and redden…” JG Photography/Alamy My feelings about the moon…
Inside the missions that made the moon landings possible
On 20 February 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. The…
Spacecraft used to forecast solar storm 15 hours before it hit Earth
Solar storms pose a threat to electronic systems on Earth Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA. We may…
NASA’s first space photos restored in stunning detail
John Glenn during the fiery re-entry NASA/Andy Saunders ON 20 February 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn…