Asteroid 2012 TC4 Will Safely Pass By Earth, Just Above Communications Satellites
On October 12, asteroid 2012 TC4 will safely pass by Earth at a distance of approximately 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers). Passing by the Earth at…
On October 12, asteroid 2012 TC4 will safely pass by Earth at a distance of approximately 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers). Passing by the Earth at…
A new study reveals evidence that the brightest stellar explosions in our universe could be triggered by the helium nuclear explosion at the surface of…
Using the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), astronomers examine a possible place where sand grains are being produced on Mars today. This image from NASA’s Mars…
Scientists discover evidence of ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars, revealing an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft captured this color-enhanced image of Jupiter and two of its largest moons – Io and Europa – during its eighth flyby of…
This newly released Hubble image of the week shows dwarf galaxy ESO 553-46, which is located approximately 20 million light-years away. As far as galaxies…
This newly released image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) shows V766 Centauri and its close companion. It may not look like much, but…
New research supported by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute shows that an atmosphere was produced around the ancient Moon, 3 to 4 billion…
Using Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers spatially resolve the dust disk around the young protostar known as HH-212. Stars form as gravity contracts the…
NASA’s Mars Odyssey has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths. The Thermal…
Astronomers explain the reasons behind the behavior of Tabby’s Star. Some 1,500 light years from Earth, a mystery of stellar proportions is playing out. A…
Using NASA’s Spitzer and Swift missions, as well as the Belgian AstroLAB IRIS observatory, astronomers reveal new details on one of the most mysterious stellar…
NASA astronomers will use the James Webb Space Telescope to understand the creation of the universe’s first galaxies and stars. After it launches and is…
By combining data from different telescopes, astronomers have discovered five new pairs of merging supermassive black holes. Astronomers have identified a bumper crop of dual…
This newly released image of Saturn was taken by the Cassini Spacecraft several months before ending its mission on September 15, 2017. Stunning views like…
An unexpectedly strong blast from the Sun hit Mars last month, sparking a global aurora more than 25 times brighter than any previously seen by…
New observations from ALMA reveal the first detection ever of an organohalogen, Methyl chloride (CH3Cl), in interstellar space. Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…
Hubble views the scattered and warped appearance of galaxy NGC 4490, which is the result of a past cosmic collision with galaxy NGC 4485. This…