New study confirms that our Moon is shrinking and crumbling
This shrinkage causes the Moon's brittle surface to form faults as sections of crust collide, similar to a grape wrinkling into a......
Earth’s second natural quasi-satellite is actually a piece of Moon
The asteroid known as Kamo’oalewa, often dubbed Earth’s "second moon," appears to have originated from our......
New module of Chinese space station is powered by ion thrusters
China's first manned module of its new Tiangong space station, which was launched in late April, is powered by four ion......
Where did complex organics on Ceres come from?
When the Dawn mission revealed the presence of complex organics on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and......
Scientists offer new evidence of 9th planet in Solar System
The existence of a ninth planet in the Solar System – after Pluto’s declassification as a planet in 2006 – has......
Construction of world’s largest digital camera for astronomy is completed
The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory completed in late March the construction of the......
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[video] A passing star altered Earth’s orbit 2.8 million years ago
Our planet’s orbit around the Sun has not been exactly the same since the inception of the Solar System – and......
JWST discovers a cosmic monster 4 billion light-years from Earth
A group of astronomers representing the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and other academic institutions has detected......
Study: our universe might be merging with parallel baby universes
A research paper published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics in December 2023 suggests that the universe......
A star devours a planet, gets a “remember me” metal scar
A white dwarf responsible for a celestial carnage after its death bears a metal scar on its surface, which astronomers back on......
Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia likely contains elements outside periodic table
Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is believed to possess elements that extend beyond the boundaries of the periodic table due to its......
Asteroid Bennu might have been part of an ocean world
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, brought back by the OSIRIS-REx mission, contains hints that it was once part of a planetesimal......
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