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Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

This new model proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and crossed its Roche limit — the distance at which gravitational tidal forces emanating from the planet became too great and ...

International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

A Russian cargo spacecraft attached to the ISS performed an evasive engine burn on Monday (Nov. 25).

ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery

The astronauts and ISS were never in any danger as a result of the stink, NASA has stressed. The agency added on Monday that the odor "likely was outgassing from materials inside the cargo spacecraft," but did not offer more specifics.

'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)

A glowing nebula located approximately 2,700 light-years from Earth resembles a guitar with a bright pulsar at the tip of the headstock, earning the nickname "flame-throwing guitar." Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, ...

From 'Lucy' to the 'Hobbits': The most famous fossils of human relatives

Our ancestor "Lucy," a young adult Australopithecus afarensis, became world-famous half a century ago after Donald Johanson and colleagues discovered her remarkably complete skeleton in Ethiopia. Today, Lucy is an important touchstone ...

What 'Lucy,' One of the World's Most Important Fossils, Has Taught Scientists in the 50 Years Since Her Discovery

Smithsonian

Smithsonian

Anthropologists also refer to the skeleton as AL 288-1. It's the first known partial skeleton representing one of our early relatives, Australopithecus afarensis. Between 3.9 million and 2.9 million years ago, these early humans ...

Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter's poles

Phys.Org

Phys.Org

While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at ...

There May Be 5000 Miles Deep Oceans On Uranus And Neptune, Scientist Says

Forbes

Forbes

Over the years, planetary scientists have suggested that the ice giants contain diamond rain within them. The new theory suggests that instead, a deep ocean of water lies just below layers of clouds in the hydrogen-helium atmosphere.

'Exercise juice' released by muscles helps nerves grow, study finds

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study of mouse cells, scientists found that both the biochemical and mechanical effects of exercise may help injured nerve tissue ...

ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.