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Kelly Kizer Whitt
What if Bennu hit Earth? Simulations suggest catastrophe
Scientists have simulated what would happen if Bennu hit Earth. They said the effects could linger longer than those of the dinosaur-killing asteroid.
February 7, 2025
Boom! Galaxy with 9 rings nicknamed the Bullseye
Scientists have discovered a galaxy with 9 rings around it. The rings are evidence of an earlier collision, and the rings are where new stars are forming.
February 6, 2025
Can you ID these cities at night from space? Take the quiz!
Take this fun quiz to see how many cities at night you can identify from images astronauts took aboard the International Space Station.
February 2, 2025
Powerful cosmic explosion could be a new class of event
A powerful cosmic explosion - named EP240408a - might be a jetted tidal disruption, or perhaps it's something completely new! More here.
January 31, 2025
A filament of the cosmic web! Clearest image yet
A new image from ESO's Very Large Telescope provides what these astronomers called "our clearest view yet" of a filament in the cosmic web.
January 29, 2025
Cascade volcanoes still have large pools of magma
Researchers have used seismometers to discover pools of lava sitting under dormant Cascade volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest.
January 29, 2025
A planetary alignment on January 25, 2025?
You've heard the internet rumor of a great planetary alignment on January 25, 2025. So what's true and what isn't? The answers are here.
January 24, 2025
Earth’s asteroid mini-moon a chunk of the moon?
Earth had an asteroid mini-moon late last year for 2 months. Now scientists say that the mini-moon was likely a chunk of our moon ejected in an impact.
January 23, 2025
Is super-bright Comet ATLAS G3 disintegrating?
Comet ATLAS G3 might be the brightest comet of 2025. It's wowed Southern Hemisphere viewers. But new reports say it might be starting to disintegrate.
January 22, 2025
Comet ATLAS G3 in the sunset’s glow: Pics here!
Comet ATLAS G3 is near the sun just after sunset until about January 20 for those in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are some of the first pics of the comet!
January 21, 2025
