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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?

While such an event would be devastating, researchers at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea wondered specifically how Earth's climate and ecosystems might change in the aftermath of such an impact.

Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a satellite that came back from the dead. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants

When scientists aimed the European Space Agency's X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, at two mysterious lights on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud, they discovered an unexpected source: two previously unknown supernova remnants.

SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works.

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

Pandora will head to low Earth orbit. Once there, the satellite will observe at least 20 known transiting exoplanets — worlds that cross the face of their parent star from the telescope's perspective. It will observe these planets 10 separate times, ...

Supercomputer simulations of giant radio galaxy formation challenge current theoretical models

An artistic representation of what a giant cosmic jet the size of the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda could look like (image for illustrative purposes only). Credit: University of Pretoria. Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria ...

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Birds of Paradise Glow on Mating Parade

The New York Times

Elaborate poses, tufts of feathers, flamboyant shuffles along an immaculate forest floor — male birds-of-paradise have many ways to woo a potential mate. But now, by examining prepared specimens at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, ...

Space telescope finds rare 'Einstein Ring' of light in nearby galaxy

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NPR

A rare ring of light surrounding a galaxy nearly 590 million light-years away from Earth has been discovered by a space telescope that scientists hope will uncover more cosmic phenomena throughout the universe, the European Space Agency announced on ...

Satellite data study pinpoints areas sinking and rising along California coast

Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than measuring the height of our oceans: Land along coastlines also inches up and down in elevation. Using California as a case study, a NASA-led team has shown how seemingly modest vertical land motion ...

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

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Spaceflight Now

SpaceX aims to launch 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The batch includes 13 that feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) is ...