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LIVE MONDAY: Dark comets mystery with Aster Taylor
Dark comets are icy bodies that likely come from the inner band of the asteroid belt. Approximately 60% of near-Earth objects may be dark comets.
October 27, 2024
How did this black hole in a triple star system form?
Physicists say they have discovered the 1st-known black hole in a triple system. Two stars orbit with the black hole, 1 very close and the other farther away.
October 25, 2024
Boeing satellite breakup adds to space junk around Earth
On October 19-20, 2024, the satellite breakup of Intelsat 33e added at least 20 pieces of space junk to the growing debris pile in orbit around Earth.
October 24, 2024
1st photo of Earth from space, 78 years ago
On October 24, 1946 - 78 years ago today - a movie camera on board a V-2 rocket captured the 1st-ever photo of Earth from space.
October 24, 2024
Are mysterious flows on airless worlds made by salty water?
A new study from researchers at SwRI and JPL suggests that briny water could explain unusual flows on airless worlds like Vesta, Ceres and Europa.
October 23, 2024
Small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere just after discovery
A small asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean just after it was discovered on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
October 22, 2024
After 29 years, first-known brown dwarf revealed as twins
Gliese 229 B - the first-known brown dwarf - is really a binary system of two brown dwarfs entwined in an incredibly close orbit. See their orbit here!
October 22, 2024
A large fireball blazed over Lake Erie on October 21
Witnesses described a large fireball over Lake Erie last night. The American Meteor Society had some 350 reports as of this writing. Thousands must have seen it!
October 22, 2024
R Aquarii: A dynamic duo with geyser-like eruptions
Hubble captured images of R Aquarii, a binary star system 700 light-years away. It has violent eruptions that produce spiral filaments of glowing gas.
October 22, 2024
When can YOU see the 1st-ever human-made meteor shower?
When DART spacecraft hit asteroid Dimorphos, it released debris that should arrive at Mars and Earth, creating the 1st human-made meteor shower for the planets.
October 20, 2024
