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Asteroid 2023DW won’t hit Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046
Astronomers have now said asteroid 2023DW will most likely not hit Earth on Valentine's Day 2046. In fact, there's a 99.972% chance that 2023DW will miss us.
March 16, 2023
Asteroid 2023 EY to sweep closer than moon tonight
On March 17, 2023, near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY will sweep closely past Earth, coming within about 62% of the moon's distance. You can watch it live here!
March 16, 2023
Active volcanoes on Venus found in Magellan data
Scientists have evidence for an active volcanic vent on a known Venus mountain. It's the first direct evidence of active volcanoes on Venus!
March 15, 2023
Ancient lake on Titan could have lasted thousands of years
Researchers at MIT say that a former liquid water lake on Titan - Saturn's large moon - might have existed for tens of thousands of years.
March 15, 2023
Tau Boötis’ pole flip was 15 years ago
On March 13, 2008, astronomers published the first study showing Tau Boötis experienced a pole flip. That's something we had previously only seen on the sun.
March 12, 2023
Globe at Night asks you to help study light pollution
Participate in the March campaign for Globe at Night by looking at Orion and reporting how many of its stars you can see.
March 11, 2023
Round sand dunes on Mars puzzle scientists
NASA has just released a new photo, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, of intriguing round sand dunes on Mars. How did they form?
March 10, 2023
Exploring Mars caves, leaving ‘breadcrumbs’
Researchers have developed a "breadcrumb" system that small autonomous robot rovers might use in exploring Mars caves and lava tubes.
March 10, 2023
A (hypothetical) planet to end life on Earth
Could a super-Earth end life on Earth? Computer simulations suggest that such a world - orbiting between Mars and Jupiter - would be bad news for Earth.
March 9, 2023
Sunrays on Mars, captured by Curiosity
NASA's Curiosity rover has captured our 1st clear image of crepuscular rays or sunrays on Mars. The rover also caught cloud iridescence on Mars.
March 8, 2023
