See a stunning star cluster in an enormous 80-million-pixel image
A glorious, colorful image captured by a telescope in Chile shows the bright glow of star cluster RCW 38, where young stars ...
Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity
YR4 could have a positive impact on Earth, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, with Nasa saying it could ‘herald a new era for ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
Last week, NASA reported that a newly identified asteroid has a more than 1 percent chance of striking Earth in December 2032, per a statement released by the agency. Now, astronomers have bumped ...
CNN14d
Life’s building blocks discovered in asteroid dust
“This is all very exciting because it suggests that asteroids like Bennu once acted like giant chemical factories in space and could have also delivered the raw ingredients for life to Earth and ...
CNN15d
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions ...
moneycontrol.com15d
Two huge asteroids set for a close encounter with Earth today—here’s what NASA says
The night sky will witness a celestial event soon. Two asteroids are set to pass Earth on 31 January. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking their movement. Scientists confirm that ...
Manchester Evening News15d
NASA’s five most dangerous asteroids that are a potential threat to Earth
We all know that an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago, leaving a 125-mile (200km) wide crater on Earth, but have scientists identified any asteroids of this monumental ...
Yahoo News15d
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
Here's what to know about the asteroid 2024 YR4 and it's chances of hitting Earth: Asteroids: Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...
National Geographic news25d
Screen time can have surprising benefits for kids—when done right
Not all screen time is created equally. Experts explain why quality matters more than quantity and how parents can rethink their rules for devices. A young child watches cartoons on a laptop at home.
Tom's Guide27d
I found the perfect stress-free way to put a screen protector on my phone — here’s how
As much as I love having a smartphone, I do hate how fragile they are. Admittedly glass touchscreens are much stronger than they were 15 years ago, but glass is far from the most durable material ...
Newsweek29d
NASA Tracking Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching
An asteroid named 2024 WY70 is due to pass Earth this weekend. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS "Asteroids are generally too faint to have been detected by the current techniques and surveys ...
ScienceAlert29d
Earth's Temporary Extra Moon May Have an Unexpected Origin
One such origin is the Main Asteroid Belt, but it's not the only place where asteroids emerge. Each object is a special ... That ruled out an artificial origin. The reflectance spectrum from the ...