Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

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The designation is already used in other parts of the world to raise awareness for space science and planetary defense.

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Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, debris from the nuclear bomb-like impact could trigger a "spectacular ...

Read What are asteroids?Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are ...

A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars The Economist June 24, 2025 — 7.00pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...