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A 60-meter asteroid may hit the Moon in 2032; models predict a bright flash, moonquake, and possible meteor surge.
New simulations suggest asteroid 2024 YR4 has about a 4% chance of striking the Moon in 2032, triggering a global moonquake, and debris that could threaten satellites
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New research shows bright streaks on Mercury are linked to active volatile loss, revealing the planet is still changing.
SpaceMercury Is Not Dead: Bright Streaks Reveal Ongoing ActivityJoseph Shavit
This is a previously undiscovered and currently unknown astrophysical anomaly, discovered in the Hubble Space Telescope’s archive by researchers using a new AI-assisted method.
SpaceAI Tool Uncovers Hundreds of Hidden Cosmic Oddities in Hubble DataShy Cohen
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.
SpaceJWST confirmed the most distant galaxy ever observed at 13.5 billion light years awayJoseph Shavit
Composite gri image of NGC 4388 showing SN 2023fyq, captured by the Las Cumbres Observatory on August 11, 2023. White tick marks highlight the supernova’s location.
SpaceRadio telescopes reveal the final years of a rare exploding starJoseph Shavit
The Dark Energy Survey attempts to chart the force behind the universe’s accelerating expansion.
SpaceDark Energy Survey delivers its most precise cosmic map yetJoseph Shavit
A new CRASH Clock metric shows how fast a major satellite collision could occur if maneuvers suddenly stopped.
SpaceResearchers believe a satellite crash could happen in 5.5 daysJoseph Shavit
Containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is overlaid with a map of dark matter, represented in blue. Researchers used Webb data to find the invisible substance via its gravitational influence on regular matter.
SpaceAstronomers produce the sharpest map of dark matter in the UniverseJoseph Shavit
This image of the Helix Nebula from the Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (left) shows the full view of the planetary nebula, with a box highlighting the smaller field of view from the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (right).
SpaceThe Eye of Sauron: Helix Nebula Reveals How Sun-like Stars DieJoshua Shavit
This artist’s illustration depicts a large disk of planetary debris, surrounded by a thick cloud of dust and gas, as it passes in front of a star.
SpaceSun-like star’s nine-month eclipse exposes a violent planetary pastJoseph Shavit
Scientists show earthquake sensors can track falling space debris in real time, improving safety and recovery efforts.
SpaceScientists turn earthquake sensors into dangerous space debris trackersJoseph Shavit
Maynooth University simulations show rare feeding bursts let early light-seed black holes grow into cosmic giants.
SpaceComputer models reveal how early black holes grew so quickly after the Big BangMac Oliveau
SpaceExtraterrestrial life may exist on many more worlds than previously thoughtJoseph Shavit
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled.
SpaceJWST solves a longstanding cosmic mystery about comet crystalsJoshua Shavit
Deep layers of molten rock inside some super-earths could generate powerful magnetic fields—potentially stronger than Earth’s—and help shield these exoplanets from harmful radiation.
SpaceDeep magma oceans generate magnetic fields to protect planets and support lifeJoseph Shavit
In the background, Associate Professor Sergio Ioppolo (left) and Postdoc Alfred Thomas Hopkinson (right) discussing experimental plans. In the foreground, two ultra-high vacuum chambers used to investigate reactions under interstellar medium conditions.
SpaceComplex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space, study findsJoseph Shavit
Gigantic storms swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These storms have made it impossible to see what lies beneath—but a new simulation led by a UChicago scientist adds new depth to our understanding.
SpaceResearchers find Jupiter holds 1.5x more oxygen than the SunJoshua Shavit