Space station crew spend extra night in Russian segment as air leak investigation continues0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 25, 2020
But there’s nothing to worry about, NASA officials stressed.
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Here’s The Real Truth About That ‘Election Day’ Asteroid on Its Way to Earth0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 25, 2020
If you’ve looked at the news today, you’d be forgiven for thinking a huge asteroid is on track to collide with Earth the day before the 2020 US Presidential election.
Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity comet NEOWISE0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2020
NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of comet NEOWISE, taken on Aug. 8, zero in on the visitor’s coma, the gossamer shell of gas and dust that surrounds its nucleus as it is heated by the Sun. This is the first time Hubble has photographed a comet of this brightness at such resolution after this close of a pass by the Sun.
Osiris-Rex mission on course for asteroid sample collection0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2020
Nasa spacecraft makes final preparations to gather material from Bennu’s surface in October
Chandra Spots High-Velocity Knots of Stellar Debris in Kepler’s Supernova Remnant0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 21, 2020
New images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory show small knots of metal-rich debris in the remnant of Kepler’s supernova, also known as SN 1604, are moving up to 37 million km per hour (23 million mph). These are extremely high speeds for an explosion that happened over 400 years ago as seen from Earth.
Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua could still be alien technology, new study hints0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 21, 2020
Aliens? Or a chunk of solid hydrogen? Which idea makes less sense?
In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 21, 2020
The process won’t be complete until 2063
Asteroid flyby: How Earth’s gravity changed record-breaking space rock’s path forever0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 20, 2020
Take that, asteroid 2020 QG!
Hubble just captured a lunar eclipse for the first time ever0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 20, 2020
The act could even reveal how to look for life on alien planets.
New theory says supernovae caused extinction events on Earth0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 20, 2020
According to a new study published this week by researchers at the University of Illinois, a nearby star’s supernova may’ve caused one of out planets mass extinctions millions of years ago.
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