ASTRONOMY

Who will become history’s first ‘parastronaut’?

The first astronaut—or astronauts—with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency. People with physical disabilities have...

Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found in new study

Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it...

NASA Moon rocket launch delayed again, this time by storm

NASA again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the east coast of Florida, officials...

What is ESA’s Moonlight initiative?

Going to the moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition. ESA is a key partner in NASA's Artemis program, which aims...

A close encounter with a mysterious moon

In 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered two small moons circling the planet Mars, later named Phobos and Deimos after the Greek for "fear"...

Chang’E-5 samples reveal how young volcanism occurred on the moon

A new study led by Prof. Chen Yi from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) provides an...

Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami that scoured seafloor thousands of miles from impact site

The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters of the planet’s plant and...

Scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings

Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation, published recently in the journal...

Museum acquires recently fallen meteorite from Junction City, Georgia

A meteorite exploded over south Georgia during the overnight hours of September 26, 2022, spraying fragments across the small town of Junction City, Georgia,...

First NASA asteroid sample return mission on track for fall ’23 delivery

NASA's first asteroid sample return spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, fired its thrusters for 30 seconds on Sept. 21 and nudged its trajectory toward Earth. The resulting...

Good news for a change—NASA proves there’s a defense against killer asteroids

The stock market is dipping, inflation is on the rise and there is no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. But not...

Solar Orbiter speeds toward its next rendezvous with the sun

The ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission arrives at its next close approach to the sun on 12 October 2022 at 19:12 UTC (21:12 CEST). This...

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