Nuclear devices generate massive amounts of X-rays. A new experiment suggests that might be enough to divert a killer asteroid.
The discovery potentially sheds light on the origin of bubbles of hot gas found below the galactic plane.
A new paper explores the idea of asteroid-sized objects that may be causing gravitational ripples in our cosmic neighborhood.
It's unlike anything ever seen on the Red Planet, but NASA hopes to find more like it as the Perseverance rover continues its climb up Jezero Crater.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinan-Atlas) won't be this close to Earth again for over 80,000 years, assuming it survives its approach to the Sun.
Astrophysicists are calling the gargantuan megastructure "Porphyrion," after a mythological Greek giant.
On Tuesday night, a celestial trifecta is set to occur as a partial lunar eclipse coincides with a Harvest Moon, which also happens to be a supermoon.
Galaxies usually become chaotic when they run out of star-making fuel, but this one is going out surprisingly quietly.
The cold super-Jupiter's mass rivals that of some of the largest-known exoplanets.
A stellar binary could explain the red supergiant's pattern of intermittent dimming, but not everyone is convinced.
The tiny asteroid will complete a wide orbit over the course of 53 days, but don't get your hopes up about seeing it.
Even if the one-in-a-billion situation were to happen, it wouldn't spell the end of humanity. Probably.
The area, which has lava flows that stretch for dozens of miles, was barren as recently as 1997.
At just 300 light years apart, it's the closest duo yet discovered.
Europa Clipper is officially slated to launch on October 10, a month from today, following crunch-time reviews of the spacecraft's ability to withstand the Jovian environment.
Separating invisible masses from the noise of the universe is a challenging task, but deep learning is making it easier.
Previous studies concluded there were some weird light-generating objects out there, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
The impact event happened 4 billion years ago and can be further investigated by an upcoming mission.
The rover is set to tackle Mars' ancient hydrothermal sites, searching for clues to the planet's watery past and potential ancient life.
The highest-resolution ground-based observations by the Event Horizon Telescope is paving the way for the future of black hole astronomy.
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