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Missing Philae Lander Found on Comet Two Years Later, ESA Says
Jan 17, 2024
At a Glance The European Space Agency's Philae lander has finally been located after two years. The device was found wedged into a crack on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. After missing for two years, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander has finally been spotted wedged into a dark crack on a comet. Images taken by the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera , according to a release from the ESA. The black and white photos show the main body of the device, along with two...
Lost Philae Lander Finally Found
Jan 17, 2024
With just a month left to go in Rosetta’s 2-year mission, the Philae Lander has finally been found. ...
Jupiter Just Keeps Surprising Us
Jan 17, 2024
NASA’s Juno spacecraft managed to record the eerie sounds made by Jupiter’s auroras as it flew by the planet last month. Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari takes a listen. ...
It’s Like a Scene from ‘Armageddon’
Jan 17, 2024
NASA launches probe to chase down a potentially dangerous asteroid that could impact Earth. ...
Cryovolcano Found on Ceres
Jan 17, 2024
Astronomers discovered icy cryovolcano on the dwarf planet Ceres, which orbits the sun in the asteroid belt. ...
Watch a Comet Collide with the Sun
Jan 17, 2024
NASA captured a comet colliding with the sun in 2011. Can you spot the comet? ...
Massive Meteorite Found
Jan 17, 2024
Researchers discover a massive space rock weighing 68,000 pounds in Argentina. ...
'We Have to Be Smarter Than the Dinosaurs' as Earth is Still Vulnerable to Potentially Catastrophic Asteroid Strike
Jan 17, 2024
Earth is still vulnerable to an asteroid strike that could cause potentially devastating damage to our planet, according to President Barack Obama's chief science advisor. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren made the announcement Wednesday and stated that to the planet, but there’s still a lot of work left to do, Space.com reported. "We are not fully prepared, but we are on a trajectory to get much more so," said Holdren. He cited the February...
ESA Releases First Data From 3D Billion-Star Atlas
Jan 17, 2024
The European Space Agency is on track to complete the most detailed 3D map ever made of the Milky Way, the largest all-sky survey of celestial objects to date. According to a release from the agency, the Gaia satellite has . Researchers have released the first catalogue from the satellite, which also shows the distances and motions across the sky for more than two million stars. “Gaia is at the forefront of astrometry, charting the sky at precisions that have...
White House Preparing for Big Asteroid Risk
Jan 17, 2024
Researchers say Earth is an risk for an asteroid strike that could cause major disruption. ...
Pluto Moon Mystery Explained
Jan 17, 2024
Astronomers solve the mystery of big red spot on Pluto’s moon Charon. Meteorologist Kait Parker explains. ...
Watch: This Is the Definition of Pure Power
Jan 17, 2024
In this weeks Metal Monday, Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks at a slomo video from NASA of a rocket launch test. Gnarly. ...
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