Primitive meteorites formed in less turbulent solar nebula, researchers suggest
Chondritic meteorites (chondrites) are some of the oldest rocks in our solar system, forming 4.5 billion years ago. Therefore ...
Spacecraft makes daring approach of metal object in Earth's orbit
"Ending 2024 with a historic approach!" Astroscale posted online. "Our ADRAS-J mission has achieved the closest ever approach ...
MIT Unveils Breakthrough in Detecting Tiny Asteroids, Boosting Planetary Defense
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to detect small asteroids in the main asteroid belt, significantly improving our ability to spot objects as little as 10 meters across. This new technique, ...
An interstellar visitor helped shape the orbits of the planets
The orbits of the planets around the sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties ...
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NASA's Hubble celebrates decade of tracking outer planets
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in order to understand ...
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Discovery Alert: A Planet with a ‘Tail’
The Planet WASP-69 b The Discovery The exoplanet WASP-69 b has a “tail,” leaving a trail of gas in its wake. Key Takeaway ...
Dead Star Consumes Material From Planets In Hubble Data
Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...
Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at its brightest all year
Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be ...
The European Space Agency committed to zero space junk. Swiss startup ClearSpace is already on it
While the European space industry has been largely grounded since 2022, when a technical issue forced its next-gen Vega-C ...
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Investments in New Programs, Satellite Constellations, Space Weather Recommended in Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics
A new report lays out a comprehensive strategy to advance solar and space physics over the next decade, helping safeguard ...
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The ISS just avoided space junk for the second time in less than a week
Less than a week after completing evasive maneuvers to avoid space junk, the ISS has had to perform yet another burn to avoid even more space junk in its orbit. NASA says Russia’s Progress 89 ...