Was asteroid Kamo’oalewa blasted from this moon crater?

A group of astronomers say their data point to a lunar origin for the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, and that crater Giordano Bruno is the likely source.

Methane emission on brown dwarf may be created by auroras

For the 1st time, astronomers have found a methane emission on a brown dwarf. The researchers say that auroras in the brown dwarf's atmosphere may cause it.

Asteroid hunt by Hubble telescope using AI

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to go on an asteroid hunt. They found over 1,000 previously unknown small asteroids in the asteroid belt.

Io’s volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years

A new study reveals Io's volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years, ever since the small moon of Jupiter 1st formed along with our solar system.

Hurray! Voyager 1 has phoned home with engineering updates

Voyager 1 has again begun sending an intelligible signal back to Earth. Scientists hope they can prompt the craft to resume sending science data.

Earth images from space: 10 incredible photos of our planet

Happy Earth Day tomorrow! As a celebration of Earth, enjoy these photos, a collection of the 10 best Earth images from space. What are your favorites?

Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green

Is alien life purple? Researchers from Cornell University think that as far as alien worlds go, purple may be the new green.

Venus’ atmosphere is leaking gases into space

The BepiColombo spacecraft, headed for Mercury, flew past Venus and found that carbon and oxygen ions are escaping into space from Venus' atmosphere.

Meet Gaia BH3, our galaxy’s most massive stellar black hole

Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. They call the object Gaia BH3.

How Pluto got its heart

The New Horizons spacecraft saw a heart-shaped feature on Pluto during its 2015 flyby. New computer simulations suggest an impact created Pluto's heart.

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