NASA's CNEOS reported that a 2,690-foot asteroid will be passing by Earth during Thanksgiving weekend. The asteroid, identified as 153201 (2000 WO107), is estimated to be as tall as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Being in outer space is no excuse to skip Thanksgiving. NASA has shared images of how astronauts celebrate the annual holiday in creative ways and keep the tradition alive miles away from Earth.
Social skills may be more important than intelligence and physical fitness for agencies considering a years-long mission to Mars
China’s Chang'e-5 probe aims to retrieve lunar samples from the the Oceanus Procellarum or the dark side of the Moon that remains visible from Earth.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of a galaxy located 31 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. Unlike most spiral galaxies, UGC 12588 resembles a cinnamon bun rather than a typical spiral galaxy.
A giant asteroid identified as 153201 2000WO107 is on its way toward Earth. According to NASA's CNEOS, the NEA will be making its close approach with the planet on Nov. 29.
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has recorded audio of the spacecraft during interplanetary travel. This indicates that the rover will be able to record sounds as it lands on the red planet's Jezero Crater early next year.
NASA researchers found a significant decline in nitrogen dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. The global nitrogen dioxide concentrations were reduced by 20% due to restrictions brought about by the pandemic during its peak.
A 59-foot asteroid will be passing by Earth Wednesday at 5:09 p.m. EST. The near-Earth asteroid 2020 VX4 will be incredibly close to the planet when it makes its flyby — almost as close as the moon.
A team of astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin has proposed that the Lunar Liquid-Mirror Telescope should be built to study the first-ever stars in the universe. This project was initially proposed in 2008 but was shelved by NASA.
Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched astronauts into orbit Sunday in the Crew Dragon spacecraft, embarking upon its core mission of ferrying people to and from the International Space Station.
University of Arizona researchers said in a new paper that seasons and regional and global dust storms on Mars all contributed to the red planet losing its water.
The new selfie shows Curiosity "posing" for a picture at the "Mary Anning" site.
NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies reports that on Dec. 1, a 32-foot asteroid will be closer to our planet than the moonn is. The flyby is said to occur at 5:04 a.m. EDT.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is only 100 days and 166 million miles away from the Red Planet's Jezero Crater. The rover will prowl the surface of Mars to search for signs of ancient microbial life.
SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday
SpaceX shared on Twitter a few photos of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. The Crew Dragon will ferry commander Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to the ISS this weekend.
Asteroids 2020 UN3 and 2020 UL3 are expected to make their flyby Tuesday. The two NEAs are considered Apollo asteroids and are bigger than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, according to NASA's CNEOS.
NASA shared an image of galaxy UGCA 193, which resembles a waterfall with blue stars falling from above. It is located 32 million light-years away from the Milky Way Galaxy.
NASA's asteroid tracker revealed that a 787-foot near-Earth object will be passing by the planet this week. The giant asteroid will be making its flyby on Saturday at 4:45 a.m. EST.
As part of the mission, the astronauts will be spending about six months aboard the ISS before returning to Earth in May.
Two near-Earth asteroids (NEA) are expected to pass by the Earth this weekend. The two giant asteroids will be as big as the Space Needle and the Statue of Liberty.
