The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
A blast of radio waves from the outskirts of an ancient galaxy challenges theories about what creates such bursts.
In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and spot the elusive zodiacal light. Caused by light reflecting and scattering off dust in the plane of our solar system, one of the best times to ...
While we will not be around to see the death of our sun, UAE astronomers have captured the Medusa Nebula, formed after the explosion of a star close to the mass of our sun. Stay up to date with ...
"Vera Rubin provided the first evidence for dark matter using the rotation curves of nearby local galaxies. We're using the same technique but now in the early universe," said Silverman. Made ...
A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...
The video has been shot from the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle. Indian astronomer Dorje Angchuk has captured a breathtaking time-lapse video that showcases the Earth's rotation against ...
Here’s how it works. Astronomers are trying to understand a mysterious cosmic explosion that the Einstein Probe spacecraft spotted in April last year. The highly energetic explosion was ...
In a post on social media platform X, the UAE's Astronomy Centre shared a breathtaking image of the 'Comet Atlas' (C/2024 G3), captured by the Al-Khatim Astronomical Observatory in Abu Dhabi.
And yes, that makes it the only one of more-than 37,000 known large space rocks near Earth with such odds. But astronomers who are keeping a close eye on the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, expect that the ...
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