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Was moon created from proto-Earth magma?
A new study suggests that our moon formed from a splash of magma when a large object crashed into a proto-Earth covered in a fiery ocean.
May 9, 2019
Why Pluto is losing atmosphere: Winter is coming
Pluto's orbit is very elongated. Right now, it's in a part of its orbit where its distance from the sun is steadily increasing. That fact is devastating its atmosphere.
May 8, 2019
Researchers find water in samples from asteroid
Researchers have discovered water in tiny dust particles from asteroid Itokawa. Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft brought the asteroid dust to Earth in 2010.
May 8, 2019
Beetles steer by the Milky Way
When dung beetles grab a prized bit of food, they hurry off in a straight line. To be able to do this, they have to be able to see the stars.
May 6, 2019
NASA to fund research on advanced solar sails
Solar sails use faint pressure from sunlight to propel a spacecraft forward. A next-generation solar sail - called a diffractive solar sail - might be made of metamaterials, or smart materials.
May 5, 2019
Researchers find icy corridor on Saturn’s giant moon
While searching for the source of methane on Saturn's large moon Titan, researchers found a completely unexpected corridor of methane ice wrapping nearly halfway around the moon.
May 5, 2019
Insight lander captures sunrises, sunsets on Mars
Sunrises and sunsets on Mars, captured by the camera on NASA's InSight lander.
May 5, 2019
Space rock hit moon at 38,000 mph
It was a flash of light seen on the edge of moon during the total lunar eclipse of January 20-21, 2019. Now astronomers have analyzed this meteor strike, the first ever filmed during an eclipse.
May 2, 2019
Preparing for asteroid Apophis
Astronomers are meeting today at the Planetary Defense Conference to discuss plans to observe asteroid 99942 Apophis, a relatively large asteroid that'll sweep past Earth safely - but rather closely - in 2029.
April 30, 2019
Black hole’s gravity seen tugging on nearby space
"We were gobsmacked by what we saw in this system. It was completely unexpected ... It tells us a little more about that big question: ‘How did we get here?'"
April 29, 2019
