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Grab a bit of asteroid Bennu? Turns out, it’s tougher than expected
The OSIRIS-REx mission, which plans to get an sample of the asteroid and return it to Earth, is facing some unexpected challenges.
March 31, 2019
Moon and Saturn Friday morning
The March 29 occultation of Saturn by the moon was visible from eastern Brazil, southern Africa, Madagascar, the southern tip of India, and Sri Lanka.
March 31, 2019
Hubble captures a rare active asteroid
The Space Telescope's sharp imaging provided detail on activity from active asteroid Gault, which is now known to be spinning on its axis so fast that material on its surface at times flies off into space.
March 30, 2019
Watch for Venus at dawn, Mars at nightfall
In late March and early April, the moon is sweeping past the brightest planet, Venus, before sunrise. Plus fainter Mars is near the Pleiades - or Seven Sisters - every evening as night falls.
March 29, 2019
Fossil barnacles help track ancient whale migrations
One surprise finding of the new research is that the coast of Panama has been a meeting ground for humpback whales for at least 270,000 years and still is today.
March 29, 2019
Here’s a solar system being born
Astronomers have spied 2 rings of dust around a young star, DM Tau. The image shows what our own solar system might have looked like as its planets were forming, 4.6 billion years ago.
March 28, 2019
How coyote pups get used to humans
Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments. While human residents are having to get used to the new animal neighbors, coyotes are also habituating to people.
March 28, 2019
How can US adapt to threat of water shortages?
A new study suggests that reductions in water use for agriculture might be the best bet for avoiding future water shortages in the U.S.
March 28, 2019
NASA proposes mission to Neptune moon Triton
Triton is Neptune's largest moon. It's a bizarre and geologically active world - a possible ocean moon - visited by Voyager 2 in 1989. Now, NASA has proposed a new mission called Trident to sweep past Triton again in 2038.
March 28, 2019
