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Asteroid 2018 EB has a moon
Binary asteroids - that is, asteroids with moons - aren't uncommon. More than 300 have been discovered so far. Astronomers found a moon for 2018 EB when it swept closest to Earth on October 7.
October 17, 2018
New species of giant dinosaur identified
The fossils of Ledumahadi mafube suggest that it was the largest land animal alive 200 million years ago.
October 17, 2018
The Draconids did have an outburst
Experts had said "no outburst" predicted for the 2018 Draconids. But, since the parent comet had recently passed near, observers knew to watch anyway.
October 16, 2018
Are asteroids hiding among the Taurids?
And, more to the point, are any asteroids that might be hidden in the Taurid meteor stream potentially hazardous to Earth?
October 15, 2018
When white dwarf meets brown dwarf, pow!
In 1670, skywatchers saw a nova, a star that appeared where none had been before. Today's astronomers have learned it was a collision between an aging white dwarf star, and less massive brown dwarf.
October 14, 2018
New technology may help solve mystery of life’s origins
How did life on Earth begin? A new technology, called Planet Simulator, might finally help solve the mystery.
October 14, 2018
Bees stopped buzzing during total solar eclipse
In the path of totality of the August 2017 total solar eclipse, bees stopped flying, says a study. "It was like ‘lights out’ at summer camp."
October 14, 2018
Jupiter in the rearview mirror
In the final minutes of a close flyby of Jupiter on September 6, the Juno spacecraft captured this departing view of the planet's swirling southern hemisphere.
October 14, 2018
Moon, Saturn and Mars on October 14-17
These next several nights - October 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2018 - watch the waxing moon move from Saturn to Mars, and with the mind's-eye, envision the invisible dwarf planet Pluto in between these two bright worlds.
October 14, 2018
Meet the trillions of viruses that make up your virome
Just because you don't have the flu doesn't mean that your aren't teeming with viruses inside and out. But what are all these viruses doing, if they aren't making you sick?
October 11, 2018
