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Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.
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A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics by a researcher from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of...
Mercury doesn’t give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our Solar System is also one...
Eighty years ago, presidential science advisor Vannevar Bush delivered to President Harry S. Truman a remarkable report...
Chris Cook, taken from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley sprawls beneath star (and Starlink) trails...
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our...
The Exploration Company said it achieved “partial success” on a test flight of a reentry capsule but...
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash...
Japanese company ispace says it believes its second lunar lander mission crashed because of problems with a...