Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time
"Our ambitious Rosetta mission has secured a place in the history books: not only is it the first to rendezvous with and ...
Uranus, the ice giant, may have been misunderstood for nearly 40 years
A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...
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'Crumb trails' of meteoroids could reveal potential 'planet-killer' comets years before they reach Earth
Halley's Comet, for instance, whizzes past Earth every 76 years ... Related: 'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by ...
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Mysteries of Uranus may be explained by extreme space weather – study
However, there were some unexpected findings, which experts now say were down to a bout of extreme space weather at the time of the flyby. They suggest this solar storm likely squashed the planet’s ...
Meteoroid Trails Could Help Detect Potentially Hazardous Comets Years in Advance
Scientists aim to detect hazardous comets early by studying meteoroid trails near Earth, a recent study reveals.
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'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...