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Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

This new model proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and crossed its Roche limit — the distance at which gravitational tidal forces emanating from the planet became too great and ...

International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

A Russian cargo spacecraft attached to the ISS performed an evasive engine burn on Monday (Nov. 25).

ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery

The astronauts and ISS were never in any danger as a result of the stink, NASA has stressed. The agency added on Monday that the odor "likely was outgassing from materials inside the cargo spacecraft," but did not offer more specifics.

'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)

A glowing nebula located approximately 2,700 light-years from Earth resembles a guitar with a bright pulsar at the tip of the headstock, earning the nickname "flame-throwing guitar." Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, ...

From 'Lucy' to the 'Hobbits': The most famous fossils of human relatives

Our ancestor "Lucy," a young adult Australopithecus afarensis, became world-famous half a century ago after Donald Johanson and colleagues discovered her remarkably complete skeleton in Ethiopia. Today, Lucy is an important touchstone ...

What 'Lucy,' One of the World's Most Important Fossils, Has Taught Scientists in the 50 Years Since Her Discovery

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Smithsonian

Anthropologists also refer to the skeleton as AL 288-1. It's the first known partial skeleton representing one of our early relatives, Australopithecus afarensis. Between 3.9 million and 2.9 million years ago, these early humans ...

Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter's poles

While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at ...

ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Webb telescope captures stunning new image of the "Sombrero galaxy"

CBS News

CBS News

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has returned incredible new photos of the Sombrero galaxy, offering a new look at the region. The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth, ...

Microwave-assisted synthesis route leads to record-breaking performance for CO₂ conversion

Turning carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful chemicals is a compelling avenue towards minimizing our CO2 emissions and curbing climate change. Photocatalysts, which can be designed to leverage energy from light to drive CO2 conversion, are a major goal in ...