ASTRONOMY

Taking a realistic look at terraforming Mars

A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking...

Unveiling the birth of star cluster groups in the Milky Way

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has identified four previously unknown primordial open cluster (OC) groups in the Milky Way. Open clusters, loose assemblies...

Is Venus hiding dangerous asteroids?

Twenty years ago, the U.S. Congress instructed NASA to find 90% of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth. They've made progress finding these asteroids that orbit...

Twin spacecraft mission reveals there might be a ‘hot’ side of the moon

The moon's nearside (that is, the side facing Earth) is dark-colored and dominated by ancient lava flows, whereas the farside is more rugged—and NASA...

Advancing Martian geology mapping with machine learning tools

How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to advance mapping and imaging methods on other planets? This is what a study presented at the...

Ancient rocks reveal how water helped shape the world

New Curtin-led research has revealed that water played a far bigger role than previously thought in shaping Earth's first continents, transforming the planet's early...

A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here’s what to know about northern lights

A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night. The sun earlier this week...

Massive black hole ‘waking up’ in Virgo constellation

A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular...

How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids

The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as...

How many exoplanets are hiding in dust?

What can exozodiacal dust, also called exozodi, teach astronomers about identifying Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recently submitted NASA white paper—which highlights key...

New observations show the asteroid that won’t hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists...

Saturn’s moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand,"...

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