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Meteor explodes over NYC after flying 58 times faster than Boeing jet - NASA

A meteor was spotted in New York, flying over the Statue of Liberty before exploding above Manhattan. However, NASA if it, or military activity, caused the loud booms.

17/07/2024

Asteroid the size of 258 UEFA Euros trophies to pass Earth in close flyby - NASA

Asteroid 2024 MK is around 154.9 meters wide, around the size of 258 Henri Delaunay trophies won during UEFA European Football Championships (Euros). And it's flying very close to Earth.

28/06/2024

Giant asteroid the size of 770 lions to pass Earth Thursday, June 27 - NASA

Using the ESA's measurement, asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21 is around the size of 770 adult male lions from head to tail. 

26/06/2024

Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert

The Rubin Observatory is a complex, integrated system consisting of an eight-meter wide-field ground-based telescope, the camera, and an automated data processing system.

By REUTERS
05/06/2024

Asteroid twice the size of the Western Wall to pass Earth on Jerusalem Day - NASA

The asteroid was originally going to be measured with the Beit Hamikdash, aka the ancient First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, per the birthday wishes of the writer's father (happy birthday, dad!).

04/06/2024

Scientists explain missing black holes, dark matter with new model

Japanese researchers have proposed a new model for the formation of primordial black holes that could help explain the mysteries of dark matter and the early universe.

30/05/2024
 An asteroid is seen orbiting near Earth in this 3D illustration.

Asteroid the size of 54 Donald Trumps to pass Earth Friday - NASA

Asteroid 2008 XH is estimated to be around 102.5 meters in diameter. That makes it around 54 times the size of former US president Donald Trump.

29/05/2024

Chinese, Ukrainian scientists develop new asteroid imaging technique

Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) tend to move very fast, which makes it hard to take precise images of them with telescopes. Researchers from China and Ukraine got around this with time delay integration.

29/05/2024

Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA

A comet was seen flying over Spain and Portugal over the weekend as it impacted the atmosphere before burning up over the Atlantic Ocean.

20/05/2024

Massive stars may get magnetic fields when two stars merge together - study

Massive stars should not be able to have magnetic fields, but around 7% of them do anyway. A recent study found that this could be caused by stellar mergers.

12/04/2024
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