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Here are the 2022 Breakthrough Prize winners
2022 Breakthrough Prize winners made discoveries leading to Covid-19 vaccines, treatments for neurological diseases, and more precise quantum clocks.
September 10, 2021
Small asteroid skimmed close to Earth, hours after discovery
A small asteroid skimmed close to Earth on September 7, 2021. Asteroid 2021 RS2 passed less than 10,000 miles (about 15,000 km) away.
September 8, 2021
What is gravitational lensing?
What is gravitational lensing? When a massive object bends space, light traveling through the warped space results in rings, arcs or many points of light.
September 8, 2021
Moon and Venus after sunset September 8 to 11
A crescent moon and Venus appear low in the west after sunset, beginning with the young moon's return around September 8, 2021.
September 8, 2021
Blue and Gold orbiters bound for Mars in 2024
NASA's 2 Blue and Gold orbiters are part of the coming Mars ESCAPADE mission, which has now passed its final review. It'll launch to Mars in October 2024.
September 8, 2021
Star collision triggers supernova explosion
Star collision triggers supernova! Dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core of a companion star and ... boom!
September 7, 2021
Success! 1st Martian rock cored by Perseverance
NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully cored its first rock on Mars. The good news comes after an earlier attempt failed in early August. The core sample will be stored onboard the rover for later return to Earth by a future mission.
September 6, 2021
1,001st near-Earth asteroid glimpsed with radar
The 1,001st near-Earth asteroid observed with planetary radar is 2016 AJ193. Scientists caught it with NASA's Goldstone antenna in late August 2021.
September 4, 2021
Shelf Cloud photos shared by readers
A shelf cloud, also known as an arcus cloud, forms at the leading edge of thunderstorms and signals that gusty winds are coming.
September 3, 2021
Venus-Spica conjunction on September 5
The Venus-Spica conjunction happens closest to September 5, 2021 for North American skywatchers. But, around the world, try September 4 and 6, too.
September 3, 2021
