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The 5 impact craters on Earth that highlight our wild past
We highlight 5 impact craters on Earth that give scientists insight into our planet's wild and violent history. See the 5 impacts here.
January 27, 2023
Asteroid close encounter January 26: How to watch online
Asteroid close encounter today! Near-Earth asteroid (2023 BU) will pass safely 2,174 miles (3,500 km) away from Earth. Details here on how to watch online.
January 26, 2023
Rubble pile asteroids are hard to destroy
Scientists discovered that rubble pile asteroids have been around since the beginning of the solar system and are very hard to destroy. Read more.
January 26, 2023
Moon near Jupiter January 25 and 26
No matter where you are on the Earth, look for the waxing crescent moon near Jupiter on the evenings of January 25 and 26, 2023. They are in Pisces.
January 25, 2023
NASA, DARPA: Nuclear rocket to Mars and beyond
NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket to Mars. An uncrewed prototype could launch as early as 2027, they said.
January 25, 2023
Permanently shadowed crater captured by ShadowCam
NASA's ShadowCam instrument on the Danuri lunar orbiter has sent back its 1st image. It shows details inside a permanently shadowed crater on the moon.
January 24, 2023
Photos of Venus-Saturn conjunction, January 2023
Photos of Venus-Saturn conjunction, via the EarthSky community, on and around January 22, 2023. Plus the young moon joined the show. Beautiful!
January 23, 2023
Life on Io? An astrobiologist says it’s possible
Could there be microbial life on Io? Jupiter's hostile volcanic moon seems an unlikely home, but astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch says it's not impossible.
January 23, 2023
Venus and Saturn conjunction Sunday evening
The Venus and Saturn conjunction brings these 2 worlds closest on January 22, 2023. Look west as soon as the sky darkens. Venus is the very bright one!
January 22, 2023
Flashes on the sun might help predict solar flares
Using data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, scientists have found that flashes on the sun could help them predict the next solar flare.
January 22, 2023
