ASTRONOMY

Want to be an asteroid miner? There’s a database for that

ASTRONOMY
Asteroid mining is slowly but surely coming closer to reality. Many start-ups and governmental agencies alike are getting in on the action. But plenty...

Picking up lightsabers for Mars

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Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy to collect samples on the martian surface, some...

A role for meteoritic iron in the emergence of life on Earth

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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich have proposed a new scenario for the emergence of the first...

Meteoritic and volcanic particles may have promoted origin of life reactions

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Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or...

Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids

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Anyone can become an asteroid hunter thanks to a new program launched by astronomers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. As...

Interactive 3D model recreates Old Man of the Mountain

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Twenty years after the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed, audiences around the world will now be able to explore the iconic symbol of...

Astronomers discover two super-Earths orbiting nearby star

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Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two "super-Earth" exoplanets orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star known as...

Here’s how NASA is planning to protect Earth from asteroids and comets

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The large impact craters dotting our planet are powerful reminders that asteroids and comets strike the Earth from time to time. As often said,...

Old NASA satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert

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An old NASA satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency reported...

Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star?

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It looks like a black hole and bends light like a black hole, but it could actually be a new type of star. Though the...

The moon may be the best place to transport rocket fuel

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When astronauts return to the moon in the next few years, the plan is to have them stay for good while establishing a permanent...

Asteroid hits Earth hours after being spotted, meteor turns into ‘beautiful’ fireball over Europe

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An asteroid hit Earth hours after it was discovered Monday, turning into a dazzling fireball that was spotted throughout Europe. Around 12:18 p.m. ET Sunday,...
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