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Car-size asteroid gives Earth a super-close shave with flyby closer than some satellites
A newly discovered space rock will harmlessly pass by Earth today. Still, at less than a tenth the distance to the moon, asteroid 2024 GJ2 will miss the planet by the skin of its teeth.
Trains, planes and a total solar eclipse! Watching the moon block the sun was a transportation adventure (exclusive)
My family has been in transportation for generations, in planes and trains. I finally got my two ancestral lines to meet, eclipse-style, at a Canadian rail station near an airport.
What happened when the moon 'turned itself inside out' billions of years ago?
The moon underwent a reversal around 4.2 billion years ago, flipping itself "inside out" after a giant impact to create the picture of the faithful lunar companion that we see today.
Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them
A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.
Astrobotic to launch mini rover along with NASA's ice-hunting VIPER on next moon mission
Astrobotic's next moon mission will send not one but two rovers to Earth's nearest neighbor.
White House directs NASA to create a new time zone for the moon
The White House has tasked NASA with creating a new time zone for the moon by the end of 2026, as part of the United States' broader goal to establish international norms in space.
Southern Illinois will get its 2nd solar eclipse in a decade this year
It's already rare for a single location to experience a total solar eclipse, but on April 8, Carbondale, Illinois will see its second one within a decade.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river
NASA's Curiosity rover is now exploring a possible ancient river on Mars named Gediz Vallis.
