Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling ...
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Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...
Colossal Mountains 100 Times Taller Than Everest Discovered Hidden Under Earth
These mountains, known as "Large Low Seismic Velocity Provinces" or LLSVPs, sit on the boundary between Earth's core and ...
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Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon Rock
Lee esta historia en español aquí. The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago ...
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A piece of the moon? Small asteroid may be a lunar rock ejected by impact
The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...
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NASA Discovers Near-Earth Asteroid Likely a Lunar Fragment
The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.
Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)
While the 62-foot-tall (19 meters), four-stage Ceres-1 can send 880 pounds (400 kilograms) to low Earth orbit (LEO), the ...
Bright comet's tail dazzles in images from spacecraft
From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the comet ...
Is Earth in danger? 160-foot asteroid to make a close pass—THIS is what NASA says about it!
On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to ...
NASA Tracking Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching
The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.
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Jaxson Dart breaks Chad Kelly's single-season Ole Miss passing, offense records in bowl
Dart also broke Kelly's 2015 Ole Miss record of 4,042 passing yards in a season. Both achievements were set on a 12-play, 61-yard field goal drive. It put the Rebels up 17-0 against the Blue Devils.