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A new space junk catalog for moon missions
With more moon missions in the works, scientists are creating a space junk catalog to track debris between Earth and the moon.
February 9, 2023
Is a space junk disaster inevitable? Another close call
Two large pieces of Soviet-era space debris narrowly missed colliding in a space junk disaster on January 2023. Is a collision inevitable?
February 8, 2023
Smallest main-belt asteroid yet, for Webb
The Webb space telescope has detected a new 100-200-meter asteroid. It's roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum and is Webb's smallest main-belt asteroid yet.
February 7, 2023
The asteroid belt contains solar system remnants
The asteroid belt is a region of our solar system - between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter - where many small bodies orbit our sun.
February 7, 2023
Magnetar slowed down by a volcano-like eruption?
Astronomers say they think they know why a rapidly spinning magnetar slowed down suddenly in 2020. They say a powerful volcano-like eruption is to blame.
February 6, 2023
AI search for aliens yields 8 potential signals
An international team of scientists says that a sophisticated new AI search for aliens has already found 8 potential 'signals of interest' from 5 nearby stars.
February 5, 2023
Dinner on Mars will transform food on Earth
The technologies needed to plan for dinner on Mars will also help us transform how things are done here on Earth, where 1/3 of all food is thrown away.
February 3, 2023
Webb discovers ices in a dark molecular cloud
NASA's Webb discovers ices: The new space telescope has found a wide variety of frozen molecules in a dark molecular cloud 360 light-years away.
February 3, 2023
Webb observes Chariklo’s rings during occultation
NASA's Webb telescope took its 1st look at tiny asteroid Chariklo's rings, showing they contain water ice. Webb used a stellar occultation to observe the rings.
February 3, 2023
See the mysterious spiral over Hawaii observatory
Astronomers using the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, captured a mysterious spiral in the night sky. Watch the video here.
February 2, 2023
