An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
Astronomers spot an unusual, massive jet of material in the distant universe
Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...
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What will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy merge?
Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...
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Did astronomers find the most volcanic planet in the universe?
A recent multi-institutional study spearheaded by NASA has revealed the most volcanic place we know of. The planet, coined L ...
Space nukes, solar lasers & ‘gravity tractors’…how mankind could stop asteroid 2024 YR4 from smashing into Earth
SCIENTISTS have unveiled several options to stop 2024 YR4, an asteroid the size of a football pitch from smashing into Earth. It comes after an expert warned that the chance of the giant space ...
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
Solar Orbiter Captures Incredible Footage of Tiny Jets Near the Sun’s South Pole
The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...
Extremely rare perfect Einstein ring is captured around a galaxy 500million light years away
A POWERFUL telescope floating in space has discovered an extremely rare Einstein ring of light around a nearby galaxy. The ...
Where will the Northern Lights be visible in the UK tonight?
According to the Met Office, people in the Shetland Islands could expect to see the Northern Lights from around 7pm this ...
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Here's How to See Six Planets in a Spectacular Planet Parade This Weekend
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
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ESA's Euclid spacecraft spots 'stunning' rare Einstein Ring in far off galaxy
This new discovery, however, "turned out to be hiding in plain sight in a galaxy not far away" called NGC 6505 some 590 million light-years from Earth which, ESA officials continued, was "a stone ...