For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.
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China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.
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At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
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New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.
The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system.
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Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.
ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.
Just 13 months after declaring the moon “a distraction,” Elon Musk has announced that Earth’s nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX’s settlement plans. What changed?
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Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.
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