YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

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Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment ... the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.

The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - New plans are on the horizon for the Comet Bus System after plans to bring a new hub to the Earlewood District appear to be falling through the cracks. The new Comet ...

Dragonfly, and recent efforts like the OSIRIS-REx mission to return samples from asteroid Bennu, have shown the value of focusing our analysis on the organic components in the outer solar system ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot ...

Mar. 10, 2025 — Astronomers have peered back to a time when the universe was just less than 300 million years old. The research team, using JWST revealed something ... Evidence of a New ...

It's believed the ship, uncovered at a popular swimming beach, is the remnants of a paddle steamer The Comet. Curator and manager of the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum, Ron Creber, said the area ...