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This wasn't just a good day—it was one of our biggest magnet fishing payoffs yet. From start to finish, the finds kept coming ...
A new threat looms as scientists warn of dangerous asteroids near Venus, hidden from Earth's telescopes by the Sun's glare.
We were just magnet fishing like usual—until something massive latched on. It was a full safe, heavy and sealed tight. What ...
Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...
China launched its mission to obtain samples from nearby asteroids, launching Tianwen-2. China will become the third country ...
A minimum of three 'city-killer' asteroids have been spotted near Venus, and they could strike Earth in the next few weeks ...
The fall of the Aguas Zarcas meteorite was no ordinary event. It came from a nearly vertical angle, about 81 degrees steep, ...
Critics of longtermism say it appeals to wealthy tech moguls precisely because it adds a sheen of morality to their ...
The Starship program of SpaceX faced another major setback on Wednesday, when its Starship upper stage crashed into the ...
In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...
NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...
The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...