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'Save us or destroy us': Harvard scientist warns of Manhattan-sized object speeding towards Earth
Harvard astronomy department chair Dr. Avi Loeb has suggested that a recently discovered, Manhattan-sized interstellar object ...
Move over Mercury: What is Chiron, and what does it mean to be in retrograde?
Chiron is a member of the Centaurs — a group of small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander, dies at age 97: How NASA’s legendary US astronaut led his crew through one of space’s greatest rescues
James A. Lovell Jr., the Apollo 13 commander who masterfully navigated a perilous mission after an oxygen tank explosion, ...
Meteorite older than Earth hits home in Georgia, traveling faster than the speed of sound
A meteorite traveling faster than sound struck a home in Georgia on June 26. Scientists have confirmed that it is older than ...
NASA's Hubble telescope captures sharpest image yet of comet racing through solar system
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured its most detailed image yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The rare comet is ...
Boar’s Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist
In the past seven months, government inspectors reported problems that include instances of meat and fat residue left on equipment and walls, drains blocked with meat products, beaded condensation on ...
Hubble Captures Glorious New Image of That Mysterious Object Cruising Into Our Solar System
As the comet 3I/ATLAS plummets through our Solar System, NASA's good old Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best look ...
Advocacy group sues Justice Department and FBI for access to Epstein records
The legal organization Democracy Forward is seeking records related to senior administration officials’ communication about ...
Summer’s best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...
Harvard astronomer warns interstellar object moving towards Earth could 'save us or destroy us'
Avi Loeb, the chair of the astronomy department at Harvard, has suggested that a Manhattan-sized interstellar object, which ...
Trump Administration Moves to Shut Down Key NASA Climate Missions
The Trump administration is moving to end two of NASA’s most advanced climate-monitoring missions — the Orbiting Carbon Observatories — which track carbon dioxide emissions and monitor global ...
Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97
The giant, multi-billion dollar space telescope that NASA is about to launch is sometimes billed as Hubble's successor. Will this new telescope, which sees infrared light, be able to deliver?