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At HORRIFIC 280 metres, Asteroid Vredefort, which formed Earth's largest crater, was HUGE

Researchers developed a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth's largest crater Vredefort crater nearly two billion years ago. They found the impactor (most likely an asteroid) that formed the Vredefort crater is much larger than ...

NASA, asteroids, and the Planetary Defence that gives the US strategic edge in space race

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NASA had employed a Kinetic Impact Method to shorten the orbital path of an asteroid called Dimorphos, which is around 6.5 million miles away from the Earth.

Venus: The trouble with sending people there

Venus, often called Earth's "evil twin" planet, formed closer to the Sun and has since evolved quite differently from our own planet. It has a "runaway" greenhouse effect (meaning heat is completely trapped), a thick carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere, ...

Video: Spiral Galaxy Captured In "Unprecedented Detail" By James Webb Telescope

The galaxy was also observed by the Hubble Space Telescope earlier. While the Hubble telescope too delivered an impressive picture of IC 5332, it could not observe the mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum because its "mirrors were not cool ...

NASA Shares Breathtaking Images Of Celestial Objects Captured By Its Flying Telescope

As NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft embarked on its final flight on Thursday, the US space agency shared a small breathtaking collection of some of the cosmic imagery assembled using SOFIA data.

Alert! Geomagnetic Storm to hit Earth today as Sun blasts out CME

First, a solar wind stream is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field; it is flowing from an equatorial hole in the sun's atmosphere. Second, a Coronal Mass Ejection (CMEs) spewed by the Sun has sent massive amounts of energy towards the Earth. The CME was ...

NASA, SpaceX study boosting Hubble to extend its lifespan

NASA and SpaceX have agreed to study the feasibility of awarding Elon Musk's company a contract to boost the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit, with a goal of extending its lifespan, the US space agency said Thursday.

NASA eyes November 12, or 27, for Moon rocket launch attempt

The US space agency, which was forced to postpone its latest liftoff attempt due to massive Hurricane Ian which hammered Florida this week, announced it was preparing its next launch window for between November 12 and November 27.

MASSIVE strike! New asteroid collision images show impact 'a lot bigger'

The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft deliberately smashing into an asteroid, as astronomers indicated that the impact looks to have been much greater than expected.

NASA's moon-rocket Artemis 1's take off date is this (hopefully). Details here

Artemis 1 Launch: November launch window will allow "time for employees at Kennedy to address the needs of their families and homes after the storm", NASA said. Artemis Launch 1: NASA's giant Artemis 1 moon rocket is rolled back.(Reuters). Follow Us.