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Selfie Captures Possible Meteor
Selfie Captures Possible Meteor
Jan 17, 2024
A woman live streaming in Southern California captured a possible meteor and freaked out. ...
Asteroid to Pass Us ‘Close’ By
Asteroid to Pass Us ‘Close’ By
Jan 17, 2024
A large asteroid will make a relatively close pass by earth on April 19 ...
NASA to Make Announcement About Oceans in Our Solar System
NASA to Make Announcement About Oceans in Our Solar System
Jan 17, 2024
(NASA) NASA will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon to share new findings from ocean worlds in our solar system, the agency announced. The event, which will be held at the James Webb Auditorium at NASA's Washington D.C. headquarters, is expected , which has been studying Saturn for more than a decade, and the Hubble Space Telescope. While it's believed Earth has the most abundant water in the solar system, some ice-covered moons , CBC noted. This includes Saturn moon...
Second 'Great Spot' Found on Jupiter, Scientists Say
Second 'Great Spot' Found on Jupiter, Scientists Say
Jan 17, 2024
Jupiter has a second "Great Spot," and it's far colder and higher than the original. Scientists said Tuesday that the dark spot spans 15,000 miles across and 7,500 miles wide. Located in the upper atmosphere and much cooler than its steamy surroundings, it has been named the Great Cold Spot. Unlike the Great Red Spot, this newly discovered weather system is constantly changing its shape and size and is formed by the energy from Jupiter's polar auroras. (MORE: ) This...
Another Great Spot Found on Jupiter
Another Great Spot Found on Jupiter
Jan 17, 2024
Astronomers have discovered a second great spot on Jupiter, but unlike the red spot, this one is harder to see and constantly changing shape. ...
Saturn Moon Enceladus, Jupiter Moon Europa Are Ocean Worlds, NASA Says
Saturn Moon Enceladus, Jupiter Moon Europa Are Ocean Worlds, NASA Says
Jan 17, 2024
At a Glance NASA has announced the discovery of water under the icy surface of two moons.Both moons have underwater vents, which suggests a heat source capable of sustaining life.Life has not been discovered on either moon; additional missions will be needed to find living organisms. Plumes spewing from Saturn moon Enceladus and Jupiter moon Europa are proof of vast oceans of liquid water underneath their icy surfaces, NASA announced at a Thursday news conference. Hydrogen, a key building block...
NASA Sees Potential for Alien Life
NASA Sees Potential for Alien Life
Jan 17, 2024
NASA says there’s potential for alien life in the subsurface oceans on Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, and Jupiter’s moon, Europa. ...
Watch Fireball Streak Across N.C. Sky
Watch Fireball Streak Across N.C. Sky
Jan 17, 2024
A security camera captures a fireball streaking across the sky in Cornelius, North Carolina. ...
NASA Helps Us See Earth at Night
NASA Helps Us See Earth at Night
Jan 17, 2024
NASA is stepping up its ability to show us Earth at night, producing a new, more detailed map of lights across the globe that show human activity ...
Asteroid Nearly a Mile Wide Will Fly By Earth Wednesday
Asteroid Nearly a Mile Wide Will Fly By Earth Wednesday
Jan 17, 2024
The image above is an artist's rendition of an asteroid approaching Earth. (Getty Images) On Wednesday, an asteroid almost a mile wide will sail past Earth, coming closer than it ever has within the last 400 years. According to NASA, the , or roughly 683,508 miles, of Earth. It will be one of the strongest asteroid radar targets of this year. The flyby will be the closest of an asteroid of this size since a September 2004 encounter with an...
Cassini to Slam into Saturn in September
Cassini to Slam into Saturn in September
Jan 17, 2024
The Cassini spacecraft is running low on fuel, so scientists plan to send it plunging into Saturn, the planet it’s been studying for the past 20 years, in dramatic fashion. ...
Danger Grows with Surge in Space Junk
Danger Grows with Surge in Space Junk
Jan 17, 2024
The amount of space junk orbiting the Earth is growing and could spell disaster for spacecraft. ...
Newly Discovered Exoplanet is the 'Most Exciting' Candidate in Search for Alien Life
Newly Discovered Exoplanet is the 'Most Exciting' Candidate in Search for Alien Life
Jan 17, 2024
Scientists’ hopes of finding alien life have been renewed after a newly discovered super-Earth was spotted revolving around a nearby red dwarf. “,” Jason Dittmann, lead author on the study on the discovery, said in a release from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). “We could hardly hope for a better target to perform one of the biggest quests in science — searching for evidence of life beyond Earth.” According to the study, and may have likely maintained its atmosphere despite...
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