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How long can an asteroid 'survive'?
By Joanna Thompson published
Asteroids are left over from the early solar system. Here's how they get destroyed.
The 'Sturgeon Supermoon' — August's 1st of 2 full supermoons — swims into the sky Aug. 1
By Jamie Carter published
The 'Sturgeon Supermoon' will be the second of four supermoons in 2023 and best viewed at moonrise on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
City-size comet headed toward Earth 'grows horns' after massive volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
The exploding comet, known as 12P/Pons–Brooks, is currently approaching its closest point to Earth during its 71-year orbit through the solar system.
Listen to a star 'twinkle' in world-first audio simulation
By Ben Turner published
Scientists recreated the eerie twinkle of a star in an attempt to map the cosmic furnace's inner workings.
How to watch the Delta Aquariids meteor shower kick off 'shooting star' season this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
As many as 20 'shooting stars' per hour will fall during the peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower this weekend, but August's Perseid meteor shower will be far more impressive.
US government is hiding evidence of 'non-human intelligence', UFO whistleblower tells Congress
By Brett Tingley published
During a congressional hearing on Wednesday (July 26), military witnesses claimed that evidence of non-human technology is being hidden from the public.
Mars rover is spying on the sun's far side to hunt for hidden, dangerous sunspots
By Harry Baker published
NASA's Perseverance rover is perfectly positioned to snap pictures of massive sunspots that could spit out powerful solar storms before they become visible from Earth.
Night sky 'bleeds' over Arizona after SpaceX rocket punches a hole in the atmosphere. Here's why.
By Harry Baker published
The recent launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in California created a gap in Earth's ionosphere, which resulted in a blood-red glow across the sky visible for hundreds of miles.
World's 1st 'boomerang meteorite' — a rock that left Earth, spent millennia in space, then returned — possibly discovered in the Sahara Desert
By Harry Baker published
The composition of an unusual meteorite suggests that it formed on Earth, spent thousands of years in space, then reentered the atmosphere. But some experts disagree.
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