This NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image, acquired on May 13, 2018, during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, ...
DJ155 and 2025 BR2, are set to safely pass Earth on January 31, 2025, offering scientists a chance to study these space rocks ...
Learn how glaciers melt and contribute to seas rising in this animated explainer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...
Spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on December 27, 2024, the asteroid is estimated to be ...
The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an ...
NASA's two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost ...
Astronomers have spotted a space rock an estimated 200 feet in length that they say could soon be headed for Earth. As the New York Times reports, the rock, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 1.3 percent chance ...
County firefighters poured into Pacific Palisades that morning to assist the city. But it’s unclear how many were near ...
Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...
NASA launched the Ranger 6 spacecraft on a mission to obtain the first-ever close-up images of the surface of the moon. The spacecraft carried six television cameras to transmit videos and images of ...
Since completing its primary science objectives in orbit of Jupiter, Juno has been conducting flybys of the Jovian moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. The spacecraft completed two very close ...