The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially launched its efforts to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis ahead of the space rock’s unprecedented close approach to Earth in 2029. The agency has signed a contract of 63 million euros with OHB Italy to begin the preparatory work with Ramse’s mission-a bold effort to study Apophis as it … Read more
A groundbreaking study suggests that ice on ancient asteroids like Ryugu played a crucial role in providing essential materials for life to early Earth. The research, led by Dr. Matt Genge from Imperial’s Department of Earth Science and Engineering, analyzed samples from the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa2 mission. Scientists found evidence that freeze-thaw cycles fractured … Read more
Even Mars rovers like to chase solar eclipses. On September 30, NASA’s Persistence rover turned its left Mastcam-Z camera skyward and photographed a solar eclipse from Marchcapturing the planet’s moon Phobos partial blocking of the sun’s disc. In the series of photographs, one can clearly see the shape of Phobos, which resembles a lumpy potato. … Read more
The first part of what will be the largest 3D map of the universe ever made has been revealed, showing 14 million galaxies – not to mention tens of thousands of stars in our own Milky Way – in incredible detail. Launched in 2023 and operated by the European Space Agency (Esa) with contributions from … Read more
By Nikki Main Science Reporter for Dailymail.Com Published: 18:08 BST, 14 October 2024 | Updated: 18:18 BST, 14 October 2024 An asteroid the size of a house is approaching Earth today, followed by two other smaller celestial bodies. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) issued a warning for the three asteroids, the closest of which will … Read more
Abundance ratio [X/H] of HE 2315−4240 (black filled circles) as a function of atomic number. Overplotted in green is the best-matched Population III nucleosynthesis model. The mass and energy of the model are shown in the upper right. Credit: Wang et al., 2024. Based on data from the Magellan-Clay telescope in Chile, astronomers have performed … Read more
Watch live! SpaceX launches Starship, attempts to capture booster – YouTube Look at It’s official: SpaceX is “go” to launch what might be its most ambitious Starship test flight yet, and if you’re hoping to watch it live online, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. SpaceX’s next Starship test launch, dubbed Starship Flight 5, is … Read more
Since landing in August 2012, Curiosity has been on a relentless quest to uncover evidence of past microbial life on Mars. The rover’s primary mission focuses on analyzing the planet’s geology and climate, paving the way for future human exploration. During its 12-year expedition, Curiosity has crossed approx 32 kilometers (20 miles) across the challenging … Read more
While skywatchers around the world have been raving about the appearance of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, there has been talk on social media of another spectacular comet set to appear at the end of this month. The lineage of this other object apparently connects it with a family of cometssome of which have been among the most … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the clearest image yet of the Martian landscape, showing incredible blue rocks on the dusty surface that raise crucial questions about the Red Planet’s complex history. The new image from Mars shows rich, dark blue, jagged volcanic rocks spread across an ancient Martian lake bed at Mount Washburn, named after a … Read more