Out-of-this-world phenomenon: Saturn’s rings will ‘disappear’ over the weekend
The rings of Saturn will temporarily “disappear” this weekend, though most stargazers will be unlikely to see it. The rings ...
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Saturn Will Appear ‘Ringless’ for a Brief Time, Vantage Point on Earth Will Create a Cosmic Illusion
As Earth and Saturn enter into a parallel vantage point, the planet’s rings would disappear from certain vantage point on ...
Astronomers stunned to find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
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Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is a $1.4-billion infrared telescope with a single mission: to hunt asteroids and comets that could pose a danger to Earth. Astronomers have already identified ...
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A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid To Make Its Closest Approach To Earth In More Than 100 Years This Week
A "potentially hazardous" Apollo-class asteroid will be making its closest pass by Earth in more than 100 years this week.
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Some asteroids get multiple chances to hit Earth
It’s now predicted that 2024 YR4 will not hit Earth, but Martin Connors explains that it and other asteroids will return. (NASA/JPL) Alinda remains just outside Earth’s orbit, while 2024 YR4 ...