For First Time, a Fresh Meteorite’s Exact Location Has Been Found Using a Drone
For the first time, a meteorite was discovered using a combination of sky-watching cameras and drones, ushering in a new era in our knowledge of…
Astronomy
Asteroid Spotted Just 2 Hours before Hitting Earth Becomes Fifth Known Earth Impactor
On March 11, a 3-meter asteroid sped into view and pierced the Earth’s atmosphere, likely landing off the coast of Iceland. The asteroid is unique…
If There’s an Earth-Like Planet around Alpha Centauri It Might Be Like This
If there are planets around Alpha Centauri, now is the moment to discover them. Astronomers have the finest circumstances to find new exoplanets in our…
Curiosity Spots a Tiny Martian “Flower”
When you’re a busy rover with a lot of lands to cover and vital science to do, you don’t always have time to stop and…
NASA Astronaut Roasts Head of Russian Space Agency with Beautiful Controlled Burn
You may have noticed that relations between the Russian space agency Roscosmos and NASA have deteriorated in recent weeks, owing to threats made by Roscosmos’s…
Franklin Rover’s Journey to Mars Delayed By Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Rosalind Franklin rover, a joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, is not expected to launch this year.…
Explosions on a White Dwarf Found To Be a Near-Perfect Particle Accelerator
High-energy cosmic rays are produced by stellar explosions known as novas, but astronomers have been unclear about how powerful they may be. The maximum has…
Closest Black Hole to Earth Is Not a Black Hole After All
Astronomers announced the finding of the nearest black hole to the solar system two years ago. After all, it turns out there wasn’t a black…
Chelyabinsk Meteor That Fell In Russia Formed At Same Time as the Moon
A previously unknown space rock detonated above Chelyabinsk, a city in West-Central Russia, in February 2013. The meteor’s shockwave injured about 1,500 people, and footage…
A Signal from the “Cosmic Dawn” May Not Even Be From Space
Astronomers are used to discovering that signals thought to originate from extraterrestrial civilizations have more Earth-bound origins. The same thing might have happened with radio…
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