NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.
Right now, the sun is far more active than predicted—and small satellites are paying the price
Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's atmosphere.
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Have You Ever Seen The ‘Other’ Blue Planet? Earth And Neptune Are Closest Together This Week
As a consequence of that geometry, Neptune’s disk will appear to be 100% illuminated as seen from Earth. It will be 180º from the Sun and be closest to Earth in all of 2020. The planet will ...
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Bright Comet Photo Bombs The Sun — When And How To See It For Yourself
Having survived its perihelion with the sun — the closest it gets on its 80,000 year journey — on Sept. 27, the comet is now approaching its brightest. It will get closest to Earth on Oct. 12 ...
Beaver Moon, the final supermoon of the year, set to illuminate Friday's sky
The Beaver Moon will mark the fourth supermoon we've seen in a row in 2024, and it will appear big and bright in the sky.
Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
Beaver Moon: When Is the Next Full Moon and What Is the Best Way To See It?
The full moon this week will be a spectacular Beaver Supermoon—the last in a series of four supermoons this year. Here's how ...
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Skyscraper-sized asteroid and 4 others speed past Earth on the same day
Four large asteroids will make their closest approaches to Earth on Thursday ... A diagram shows its orbit around Earth, the sun and several other planets nearer the sun in the Solar System.
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Most anticipated comet of the year makes closest approach to Earth
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest approach to the Sun in September before passing within 44 million of Earth on Saturday. Due to its proximity, the celestial object will appear in ...
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Researchers Find A New Black Hole Closer To Earth Than The One At The Center Of The Milky Way
A star cluster just outside the Milky Way known as Omega Centauri appears to have a black hole at its center according to new ...
Moment rare ‘Halloween Comet’ is vaporised after flying too close to the sun
Sun-grazing Comet C/2024 S2 Atlas was hoped to have been ... caught the comet's demise through their telescopes. During its ...
When to catch the last supermoon of the year
Better catch this week's supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon ...