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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?

While such an event would be devastating, researchers at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea wondered specifically how Earth's climate and ecosystems might change in the aftermath of such an impact.

Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a satellite that came back from the dead. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

NASA announces new launch date for Crew-10, swap of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following construction delays

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members stand in front of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX's HangarX facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), ...

Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants

When scientists aimed the European Space Agency's X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, at two mysterious lights on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud, they discovered an unexpected source: two previously unknown supernova remnants.

SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works.

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

Pandora will head to low Earth orbit. Once there, the satellite will observe at least 20 known transiting exoplanets — worlds that cross the face of their parent star from the telescope's perspective. It will observe these planets 10 separate times, ...

Supercomputer simulations of giant radio galaxy formation challenge current theoretical models

An artistic representation of what a giant cosmic jet the size of the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda could look like (image for illustrative purposes only). Credit: University of Pretoria. Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria ...

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Birds of Paradise Glow on Mating Parade

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Elaborate poses, tufts of feathers, flamboyant shuffles along an immaculate forest floor — male birds-of-paradise have many ways to woo a potential mate. But now, by examining prepared specimens at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, ...

When It Comes to Impending Asteroid 2024 YR4, Risk of Impact Is a Wait-and-See Question

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News of an asteroid with a 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032 made headlines. But is its fluctuating risk really cause for concern? By Rachel Feltman, Lee Billings, Naeem Amarsy & Jeffery DelViscio. A small blue sphere orbits a larger green ...

Curiosity rover captures colorful clouds drifting over Mars

Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its Mastcam—its main set of "eyes." Taken over 16 minutes on Jan. 17 (the 4,426th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's mission), ...