"The NS-31 mission is historic as it marks the first crewed space mission composed entirely of women since Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963."
The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%.
New research provides the clearest evidence yet that Mars once contained a significant body of water and a more habitable environment for life.
The findings are the latest evidence indicating the existence of this hypothesized ocean, called Deuteronilus, roughly 3.5 to 4 billion years ago on Mars.
Researchers suggest that changes in inner core's rotation may impact its magnetic field.
While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies.
On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.
The clouds, composed of carbon dioxide ice crystals, glow in shades of red, green, and pearlescent hues in the martian twilight.
The new theory was devised by a team of two geobiologists and two astronomers.
The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."
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