NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4 size of a 10-story building; increases chances of moon impact
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
Meteors, micro moon and ‘city of stars’ to appear above California. Here’s when
Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The ...
Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's ...
The significance of the recent 'baby pictures' showing the universe when it was just 380,000 years old
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration, which includes researchers from the University of Toronto, recently ...
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NASA raises near-Earth asteroid’s chance of impacting the Moon to almost 4%
The near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered by a Chile-based telescope from the Atlas network in late December. The European Space Agency (ESA) said it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing ...
Como Planetarium to celebrate 50 years at April 17 ‘star party’
The public is invited to the free celebration from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Como Park Elementary School at 780 Wheelock Parkway West on April 17.
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Scientists retire Gaia telescope, 'the discovery machine of the decade'
After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as ...
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Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...
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James Webb Space Telescope image shows one galaxy hiding behind another
The rare cosmic phenomenon, called an Einstein ring, occurs when massive objects can bend light due to their gravitational ...