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'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — and it could meet some tiny spacecraft
By Robert Lea published
Asteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts that could race to meet the space rock in April 2029.
Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever seen.
FAA to conduct new environmental review for SpaceX's Starship operations in Florida
By Mike Wall published
The FAA announced May 10 that it will prepare an environmental impact statement for SpaceX's planned work with Starship at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Science and music festival Starmus VII is about to rock Bratislava with a stellar lineup
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The Starmus music and science festival heads to Bratislava, Slovakia for a multi-day event from May 12 to May 17. Here's what to expect.
Sky-Watcher telescope deals 2024
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Behemoth sunspot AR3664 unleashes its biggest solar flare yet, sparking radio blackouts on Earth (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Sunspot AR3664, over 15 Earths wide, has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet. Watch it erupt from the sun in this awesome video.
Netflix's asteroid-impact series 'Goodbye Earth' is an insufferably slow disaster saga (review)
By Jeff Spry published
A review of Netflix's new 12-episode dystopian sci-fi series, "Goodbye Earth."
Scientists use XRISM spacecraft to predict fate of matter around monster supermassive black hole
By Robert Lea published
The spacecraft XRISM has examined light from a distant galaxy that houses a supermassive black hole to determine the fate of matter in the void's gravitational thrall.
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