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Apr. 3, 2025 — The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells made out of simulated Moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into ...
NASA has issued a warning about asteroid 2023 KU, a 370-foot-wide space rock traveling at over 64,000 km/h. Expected to ...
A newly discovered comet, nicknamed SWAN25F, will be visible in Maryland before sunrise, according to the Planetary Society.
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Earth as a planet
Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.
streaking across the sky as a meteor or fireball. Unfortunately, other, much larger asteroids have the potential to be far more threatening than entertaining. "Asteroids come in all sizes," says ...
In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...
In 2025, the Lyrid meteor shower will be visible from April 16-25, peaking on April 22, according to the Royal Observatory ...