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This Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth

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2 years ago

This Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted A Moon Forming Around An Exoplanet

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2 years ago

Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted A Moon Forming Around An Exoplanet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Famous Nebula Produces Highest-Energy Light Ever Observed

2 years ago

Famous Nebula Produces Highest-Energy Light Ever Observed

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Jodrell Bank Observatory In Manchester Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

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2 years ago

Jodrell Bank Observatory In Manchester Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tom McKay

Freaky Star Seems To Dim Randomly, And Astronomers Don’t Know Why

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2 years ago

Freaky Star Seems To Dim Randomly, And Astronomers Don’t Know Why

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How We Closed In On The Location Of A Fast Radio Burst In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

2 years ago

How We Closed In On The Location Of A Fast Radio Burst In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Keith Bannister & Shivani Bhandari

Mysterious Cosmic Radio Burst Detected In A Completely Unexpected Region Of Space

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2 years ago

Mysterious Cosmic Radio Burst Detected In A Completely Unexpected Region Of Space

George Dvorsky

Behold: Scientists Get Great View Of Uranus’ Glowing Rings

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2 years ago

Behold: Scientists Get Great View Of Uranus’ Glowing Rings

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The European Space Agency Has A Plan To Intercept A ‘Pristine’ Comet

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2 years ago

The European Space Agency Has A Plan To Intercept A ‘Pristine’ Comet

George Dvorsky

This Could Be The Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Discovered Yet

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2 years ago

This Could Be The Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Discovered Yet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Peer Back 13 Billion Years And See Two Galaxies Colliding

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2 years ago

Astronomers Peer Back 13 Billion Years And See Two Galaxies Colliding

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Takes Stunning Photo Of Asteroid Bennu From Just 0.4 Miles Away

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2 years ago

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Takes Stunning Photo Of Asteroid Bennu From Just 0.4 Miles Away

Tom McKay

Spectacular New Crater Discovered On Mars

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2 years ago

Spectacular New Crater Discovered On Mars

George Dvorsky

Next Month’s Total Solar Eclipse Will Pass Right Over A Space Observatory

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2 years ago

Next Month’s Total Solar Eclipse Will Pass Right Over A Space Observatory

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Says Additional $29 Billion Needed To Land Humans On The Moon By 2024

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2 years ago

NASA Says Additional $29 Billion Needed To Land Humans On The Moon By 2024

Matt Novak

The Sun Can Spawn Dangerous ‘Superflares,’ New Research Suggests

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2 years ago

The Sun Can Spawn Dangerous ‘Superflares,’ New Research Suggests

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Think They’ve Finally Found The Lost Lunar Module From Apollo 10

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2 years ago

Astronomers Think They’ve Finally Found The Lost Lunar Module From Apollo 10

George Dvorsky

Satellite Constellations Like SpaceX’s Starlink Could Cause Major Problems, Astronomy Group Warns

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2 years ago

Satellite Constellations Like SpaceX’s Starlink Could Cause Major Problems, Astronomy Group Warns

George Dvorsky

New Campaign Is Asking Every Country On Earth To Name Distant Worlds

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2 years ago

New Campaign Is Asking Every Country On Earth To Name Distant Worlds

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Spot Mysterious, 10-Million-Light-Year-Long Magnetic Field Connecting Two Galaxy Clusters

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2 years ago

Astronomers Spot Mysterious, 10-Million-Light-Year-Long Magnetic Field Connecting Two Galaxy Clusters

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why NASA Is Sending An Atomic Clock Into Space

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2 years ago

Why NASA Is Sending An Atomic Clock Into Space

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Finally Has A Plan To Try To Free InSight’s Extremely Stuck Probe

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2 years ago

NASA Finally Has A Plan To Try To Free InSight’s Extremely Stuck Probe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Cool, Gassy Ring Has Been Detected Around Our Galaxy’s Gigantic Black Hole

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2 years ago

A Cool, Gassy Ring Has Been Detected Around Our Galaxy’s Gigantic Black Hole

George Dvorsky

Laboratory Black Hole Shows Stephen Hawking Was Right, Obviously

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2 years ago

Laboratory Black Hole Shows Stephen Hawking Was Right, Obviously

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Neptune-Like Planet Has Been Spotted In A Place Where It’s Not Supposed To Exist

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2 years ago

A Neptune-Like Planet Has Been Spotted In A Place Where It’s Not Supposed To Exist

George Dvorsky

Breathtaking View Of SpaceX Starlink Satellite ‘Train’ Triggers Wave Of UFO Sightings

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2 years ago

Breathtaking View Of SpaceX Starlink Satellite ‘Train’ Triggers Wave Of UFO Sightings

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling A Nearby Star

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2 years ago

Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling A Nearby Star

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Wild Observation Shows White Dwarf Stars Merging Into Something New

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2 years ago

Wild Observation Shows White Dwarf Stars Merging Into Something New

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Collision With A Dwarf Planet Likely Caused Our Moon To Become Lopsided

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2 years ago

A Collision With A Dwarf Planet Likely Caused Our Moon To Become Lopsided

George Dvorsky

Scientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid

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2 years ago

Scientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

We’re Finally Learning More About MU69, The Strange, Flat Rock In The Outer Solar System

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2 years ago

We’re Finally Learning More About MU69, The Strange, Flat Rock In The Outer Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

China’s Lunar Mission Has Found Mantle Material On The Far Side Of The Moon

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2 years ago

China’s Lunar Mission Has Found Mantle Material On The Far Side Of The Moon

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)

2 years ago

NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Gravitational Wave Detectors May Have Spotted A Neutron Star Colliding With A Black Hole

2 years ago

Gravitational Wave Detectors May Have Spotted A Neutron Star Colliding With A Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

It’s Hard To Believe How Close This Asteroid Is Going To Get To Earth

2 years ago

It’s Hard To Believe How Close This Asteroid Is Going To Get To Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Chinese Astronomers Saw An Exploding Star 2,000 Years Ago. Scientists May Have Just Found The Remains

2 years ago

Chinese Astronomers Saw An Exploding Star 2,000 Years Ago. Scientists May Have Just Found The Remains

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Lunar Eclipse Meteorite Briefly Created A Spot On The Moon As Hot As The Sun

2 years ago

Lunar Eclipse Meteorite Briefly Created A Spot On The Moon As Hot As The Sun

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Make Movie Of Black Hole Spinning Like A Top

2 years ago

Astronomers Make Movie Of Black Hole Spinning Like A Top

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Water Worlds Could Have Mind-Bogglingly Deep Oceans, New Models Suggest

2 years ago

Water Worlds Could Have Mind-Bogglingly Deep Oceans, New Models Suggest

George Dvorsky

NASA And FEMA Will Simulate An Impending Asteroid Strike Next Week

2 years ago

NASA And FEMA Will Simulate An Impending Asteroid Strike Next Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Telescope Turns 29, Shares Incredible Photo Of Southern Crab Nebula To Celebrate

2 years ago

Hubble Telescope Turns 29, Shares Incredible Photo Of Southern Crab Nebula To Celebrate

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Piece Of A Comet Found Tucked Inside Meteorite

2 years ago

Piece Of A Comet Found Tucked Inside Meteorite

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Amazon’s Oil Addiction, Black Holes, And Tiny Ancient Humans: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week

2 years ago

Amazon’s Oil Addiction, Black Holes, And Tiny Ancient Humans: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week

Tom McKay

Gravitational Wave Detectors Spot Two Potential Black Hole Collisions In A Week

2 years ago

Gravitational Wave Detectors Spot Two Potential Black Hole Collisions In A Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Doesn’t The Black Hole Image Look Like The One From Interstellar?

2 years ago

Why Doesn’t The Black Hole Image Look Like The One From Interstellar?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What We Learned From The First Black Hole Image

2 years ago

What We Learned From The First Black Hole Image

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

2 years ago

This Is The First Photo Of A Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Huge Lava Lamp-Like Blobs Spotted In 40-Year-Old Observations Of The Sun

2 years ago

Huge Lava Lamp-Like Blobs Spotted In 40-Year-Old Observations Of The Sun

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

We May Get The First Close-Up Image Of A Black Hole Next Week

2 years ago

We May Get The First Close-Up Image Of A Black Hole Next Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Saturn’s Ravioli-Shaped ‘Ring Moons’ May Have Formed From A Giant Impact

2 years ago

Saturn’s Ravioli-Shaped ‘Ring Moons’ May Have Formed From A Giant Impact

George Dvorsky

The Gravitational Wave Detectors Are Turning Back On And We’re Psyched

2 years ago

The Gravitational Wave Detectors Are Turning Back On And We’re Psyched

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Wildly Spinning Asteroid Caught In The Throes Of Self-Destruction

2 years ago

Wildly Spinning Asteroid Caught In The Throes Of Self-Destruction

George Dvorsky

Vice President Pence Gives NASA Five Years To Put Americans Back On The Moon — Or Else

2 years ago

Vice President Pence Gives NASA Five Years To Put Americans Back On The Moon — Or Else

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A New List Of Stars Shows Us Where To Look For Earth-Like Planets

2 years ago

A New List Of Stars Shows Us Where To Look For Earth-Like Planets

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Formation Of Dark Vortex On Neptune Captured For The Very First Time

2 years ago

Formation Of Dark Vortex On Neptune Captured For The Very First Time

George Dvorsky

Kazakh Meteorite Reveals Signs Of Ancient Solar ‘Superflare’

2 years ago

Kazakh Meteorite Reveals Signs Of Ancient Solar ‘Superflare’

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The ‘Oumuamua Mystery May Not Be So Mysterious After All

2 years ago

The ‘Oumuamua Mystery May Not Be So Mysterious After All

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Hayabusa2 Mission To Asteroid Ryugu Just Dropped Its First Scientific Results

2 years ago

The Hayabusa2 Mission To Asteroid Ryugu Just Dropped Its First Scientific Results

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Horizons Team Shares Amazing New Details About Kuiper Belt Object MU69

2 years ago

New Horizons Team Shares Amazing New Details About Kuiper Belt Object MU69

George Dvorsky

Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest

2 years ago

Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Huge Asteroid Exploded Above Earth, And You Totally Missed It

2 years ago

A Huge Asteroid Exploded Above Earth, And You Totally Missed It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Opportunity’s Final Panorama Gives Us One Last View From Inside The Endeavour Crater

2 years ago

Opportunity’s Final Panorama Gives Us One Last View From Inside The Endeavour Crater

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The UK Royal Mint Is Putting A Black Hole On A Coin To Honour Stephen Hawking

2 years ago

The UK Royal Mint Is Putting A Black Hole On A Coin To Honour Stephen Hawking

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Unopened Lunar Samples From Apollo Missions Will Finally Be Studied

2 years ago

Unopened Lunar Samples From Apollo Missions Will Finally Be Studied

George Dvorsky

The Moon Has ‘Moving Water,’ But Don’t Break Out Your Swimsuit

2 years ago

The Moon Has ‘Moving Water,’ But Don’t Break Out Your Swimsuit

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Heavy Is The Milky Way?

2 years ago

How Heavy Is The Milky Way?

George Dvorsky

NASA Satellite Captures Optical Illusion Where The Moon Appears To Go Backwards

2 years ago

NASA Satellite Captures Optical Illusion Where The Moon Appears To Go Backwards

George Dvorsky

New Video Shows The Critical Moment Hayabusa2 Fired A Bullet Into Ryugu Asteroid

2 years ago

New Video Shows The Critical Moment Hayabusa2 Fired A Bullet Into Ryugu Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise

2 years ago

Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Spacecraft Spots Evidence That Groundwater Once Saturated Mars

2 years ago

Spacecraft Spots Evidence That Groundwater Once Saturated Mars

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Unknown Moon Detected In Orbit Around Neptune

2 years ago

Unknown Moon Detected In Orbit Around Neptune

George Dvorsky

Japanese Spacecraft To Shoot Bullet At Asteroid This Week

2 years ago

Japanese Spacecraft To Shoot Bullet At Asteroid This Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Enormous Stream Of Stars Discovered In Southern Sky

2 years ago

Enormous Stream Of Stars Discovered In Southern Sky

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Sheer Distance Opportunity Roved Across Mars Still Has Us In Awe

2 years ago

The Sheer Distance Opportunity Roved Across Mars Still Has Us In Awe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Neutron Star Collisions Could Reveal Mysterious Quark Matter

2 years ago

Neutron Star Collisions Could Reveal Mysterious Quark Matter

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New NASA Mission Will Look Back At Billions Of Years Of Cosmic History

2 years ago

New NASA Mission Will Look Back At Billions Of Years Of Cosmic History

George Dvorsky

It’s Official: NASA Says Mars Rover Opportunity Is Dead

2 years ago

It’s Official: NASA Says Mars Rover Opportunity Is Dead

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice

2 years ago

It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Turns Out One-Way Trips To Mars Not Exactly Great Business Plan

2 years ago

Turns Out One-Way Trips To Mars Not Exactly Great Business Plan

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

First Images From New Night-Sky Camera In California Show Gorgeous View Of Andromeda Galaxy

2 years ago

First Images From New Night-Sky Camera In California Show Gorgeous View Of Andromeda Galaxy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Whoa, Uranus Looks Totally Messed Up Right Now

2 years ago

Whoa, Uranus Looks Totally Messed Up Right Now

George Dvorsky

Small Satellites That Accompanied InSight Lander To Mars Go Silent

2 years ago

Small Satellites That Accompanied InSight Lander To Mars Go Silent

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Fireball Over Cuba Exploded With The Force Of 1,400 Tons Of TNT, NASA Says

2 years ago

Fireball Over Cuba Exploded With The Force Of 1,400 Tons Of TNT, NASA Says

Tom McKay

New Star Map Reveals The Milky Way Is Warped

2 years ago

New Star Map Reveals The Milky Way Is Warped

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Accidentally Discover A Hidden Galaxy Right Next Door

2 years ago

Astronomers Accidentally Discover A Hidden Galaxy Right Next Door

George Dvorsky

Space Rock Hits Cuba

2 years ago

Space Rock Hits Cuba

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Amateur Astronomy Equipment May Have Spotted Tiny Object Beyond Neptune

2 years ago

Amateur Astronomy Equipment May Have Spotted Tiny Object Beyond Neptune

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Newest Pictures Of Asteroid Bennu Are Unreal

2 years ago

The Newest Pictures Of Asteroid Bennu Are Unreal

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What’s The Worst Planet?

2 years ago

What’s The Worst Planet?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Horizons Transmits Incredibly Clear Picture Of MU69

2 years ago

New Horizons Transmits Incredibly Clear Picture Of MU69

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Is The Elusive ‘Planet Nine’ Actually A Massive Ring Of Debris In The Outer Solar System?

2 years ago

Is The Elusive ‘Planet Nine’ Actually A Massive Ring Of Debris In The Outer Solar System?

George Dvorsky

Holy Crap, The Moon Was Struck By A Meteorite During The ‘Super Wolf Blood Moon’ Eclipse

2 years ago

Holy Crap, The Moon Was Struck By A Meteorite During The ‘Super Wolf Blood Moon’ Eclipse

George Dvorsky

Saturn’s Rings Could Have Formed During The Dinosaur Age, New Analysis Suggests

2 years ago

Saturn’s Rings Could Have Formed During The Dinosaur Age, New Analysis Suggests

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

‘Wet Footpath Effect’ Solves Mystery Of Rain On Saturn’s Moon Titan

2 years ago

‘Wet Footpath Effect’ Solves Mystery Of Rain On Saturn’s Moon Titan

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Artificial Meteor Showers Are The Atmospheric Spectacles No One Asked For

2 years ago

Artificial Meteor Showers Are The Atmospheric Spectacles No One Asked For

George Dvorsky

This Quadruple Star System Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen Before

2 years ago

This Quadruple Star System Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen Before

George Dvorsky

Our Sun Could One Day Turn Into A Crystal Ball

2 years ago

Our Sun Could One Day Turn Into A Crystal Ball

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Star Fell Into A Black Hole, Revealing Its Super-Fast Spin

2 years ago

A Star Fell Into A Black Hole, Revealing Its Super-Fast Spin

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Space Telescope Faces More Hardware Trouble

2 years ago

Hubble Space Telescope Faces More Hardware Trouble

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Just Detected A Mysterious Repeating Cosmic Radio Burst — Again

2 years ago

Astronomers Just Detected A Mysterious Repeating Cosmic Radio Burst — Again

George Dvorsky