A more realistic use for lasers is for deflecting incoming asteroids or as propulsion systems for spacecraft. In a new paper, ...

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Multiple bullets containing a tiny spectrometer could be shot into the lunar soil by an astronaut or rover, allowing analysis ...

( NewsNation) — Scientists say an asteroid known as the “God of Chaos” has a slightly increased chance of impacting the Earth ...

Solar Smash is a simulation game where players can create and destroy planets, moons, asteroids, stars ... the latter being very similar to some famous fictional planets. Solar System Destruction Mode ...

Influential author To the world at large, Clarke was best known as an author of science fiction. He wrote more than 80 books ... the development of technology to intercept or deflect asteroids that ...

Asteroid 2024 On (not pictured) is one of five asteroids that were observed passing close to home of late with the others ranging between house and airplane-sized. dimazel – stock.adobe.com The ...

NASA has issued an alert for 14 September as three asteroids are set to fly past Earth. Although the idea of large space rocks hurtling towards our planet might sound alarming, there is no need to ...

Sep. 11, 2024 — Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's coronal magnetic fields. This milestone promises to enhance ...

Earth has captured asteroids before, like in 2006, when a similar object orbited for a year. The path of 2024 PT5 is similar to that of the asteroid 2022 NX1, which performed a temporary flyby ...