Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to ...
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
Scientists Just Solved the Mystery Behind This Strange Celestial Object
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An extremely slow pulsar has made scientists “slow down” their assumptions about other pulsars. The pace ...
James Webb Space Telescope's 'little red dots' come into focus
A cosmic object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a research team has studied ...
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
The celestial near-Earth object, known as 2024 PT5, measures about 33 feet (10 meters) wide; however, it’s not in any danger ...
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Here's what Chiron, this celestial object that intrigues scientists, is made of
Chiron, discovered in 1977, stands out for its cometary activity and the potential presence of rings of material. These characteristics make it a privileged object of study to understand the ...
A 14-year-old Indian boy from Noida discovers a new asteroid; here's how NASA reacts
A 14-year-old from Noida is making astronomical strides. Daksh Malik, a Class 9 student at Shiv Nadar School, has discovered ...
Asteroid or Tesla? The Cosmic Mix-Up
It looked like an asteroid, but it was a Tesla: the space mix-up involving the celestial object 2018 CN41 was resolved in a few hours. Initially cataloged as a new asteroid, it was later ...
Mysterious Interstellar Object Might Have Shifted Four Planets’ Paths, Study Finds
An unidentified interstellar object, possibly eight times Jupiter’s mass, may have disrupted the solar system’s planets.