Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
Healthy gut bacteria that feed on sugar analyzed for the first time
A microbe that is associated with good health and found in the lower part of the gut has been comprehensively analyzed and ...
First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg
An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be ...
Rediscovered fresco reveals Islamic tents in medieval Christian churches
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...
One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago—its legacy lives on today
In February 1995, a small research organization known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive ...
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Rare and mysterious cosmic explosion: Gamma-ray burst or jetted tidal disruption event?
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A cosmic explosion observed by the Einstein Probe, designated EP240408A, does not align with typical gamma-ray bursts, which usually result from neutron star ...
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America's most celebrated rodent forecaster—whose apparent knack of ...
BioSonics spectroscopy can 'listen' to the sounds made by individual viruses
A team of chemists and microbiologists at Michigan State University has found that an all-optical method can be used to ...