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Final module docks at China’s ‘heavenly palace’ space station

The Mengtian unit joins with a lab and core module to complete the Tiangong space station.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2022

Space is increasingly hazardous — here’s how NASA dodges deadly debris

A 2021 Russian anti-satellite missile test, a 2009 satellite collision, and humanity's general messiness are still causing headaches for the International Space Station.

Inverse · Nov 1, 2022

New Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Discovered

An international team of astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of a large asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, creating a small chance far in the future of a catastrophic collision. The 1.5 kilometer- (0.9 mile-) wide asteroid, named 2022 AP7, was discovered in area notoriously difficult to spot…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 1, 2022

The ‘meteors of Halloween’ are back this year. What to know about spotting a fireball

You might catch a glimpse of fireballs in the sky this week. The “meteors of Halloween” are back for the first time since 2015, according to NASA astronomers.

Tribune News Service · Oct 30, 2022

Discovery of a sea on Mars raises chances life could be discovered on the red planet

Data shows 'clear evidence' of a 3.5 billion year old shoreline several thousand feet thick on Mars after traces of ancient ocean were found on the north side of the planet

Daily Mirror · Oct 30, 2022

25 years on, NASA's flying telescope SOFIA is no more — what happens next?

Join Inverse for the ride of a lifetime on NASA’s now-retired SOFIA airborne observatory.

Inverse · Oct 30, 2022

The Perseverance rover is collecting rock samples from Mars to bring back to Earth

Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes can occur due to the presence of water-rich fluids and may also be influenced by biological processes.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2022

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures Sun 'smiling' as impacts of meteorite strike recorded on Mars

The space agency tweets an image of the Sun in ultraviolet light with dark patches making up the features of a "smile".

ABC News · Oct 30, 2022

Watch: Timelapse reveals how the universe has changed in just 12 years

The Universe is over 13 billion years old, so a 12-year slice of that time might seem uneventful. But a timelapse movie from NASA shows how much can change in just over a decade.

Inverse · Oct 29, 2022

Trending: NASA's 'Smiling' Sun Image Compared To Halloween Pumpkin

Despite its friendly look, experts warn that the sun’s coronal holes may mean a solar storm hitting earth on Saturday. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Oct 29, 2022