BEIJING -- After a potential space debris impact, the Shenzhou XX spaceship, currently docked with China's space station, will make an uncrewed return to Earth, according to Ji Qiming, a project ...

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Earth’s magnetic bubble, the invisible shield that normally deflects charged particles from the Sun, briefly shrank to a ...

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The mini-satellite, named 3UCubed, was built over 5 years by students at Sonoma State, Howard and the University of New ...

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The discovery and swift monitoring of asteroid 2024 YR4 earlier this year represented Earth's first real-life planetary defense test.

I t’s time to say hello to an old friend again. The first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered by humans, 433 Eros, will have a close fly-by of Earth this weekend, and it should stay visible for a few ...