Unseen Asteroids, Hidden Comets, and More: A New Observatory Is About to Expose Millions of Cosmic Mysteries
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our understanding of the solar system by revealing millions of hidden asteroids, comets, and ancient cosmic relics.
NASA Tracks Five Asteroids Racing Toward Earth This Week—One Is Bigger Than a Football Field
Five asteroids—including one closer than the Moon—are set to zip past Earth within 48 hours, and NASA is tracking every move.
Is Venus Hiding a Deadly Threat? New Study Warns of Invisible Asteroids on a Collision Course With Earth
A hidden swarm of asteroids orbiting with Venus may be silently drifting toward Earth—and we might not see them coming until it’s too late.
NASA Just Discovered Why the Most Mysterious Asteroids Never Reach Earth
Carbon-rich asteroids may hold the secrets of life—but most disintegrate before they ever touch Earth. Now we know why.
New Space Equation Unveils Hidden Asteroids That Could Be Heading for Earth
Scientists in Spain have devised a new equation that could reshape how we detect looming space threats. By improving how light bends around massive objects, this breakthrough exposes hidden asteroids…
James Webb Telescope Reveals Over 100 New Asteroids—And Some Are Headed Straight for Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has uncovered over 100 hidden asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, including six that could approach Earth. By analyzing faint infrared emissions, scientists identified these…
Unusual Asteroids: The Surprising Truth Behind ‘Watermelon-Shaped’ Moons
Hidden beneath the idea of the asteroids being plain space rocks is a more complex issue. Recent studies have shown that certain asteroids may possess moons having strange shapes like…
NASA’s DART Mission Unveils New Insights into Didymos and Dimorphos Asteroids
The recent findings from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission have provided unprecedented insights into the twin asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos. This mission, which involved deliberately crashing a spacecraft…
NASA Releases Stunning Radar Images of Recently Observed Near-Earth Asteroids
NASA has recently captured and released detailed radar images of near-Earth asteroids, revealing surprising details including the presence of a moonlet orbiting one of the asteroids. This imagery was made…
AI Unveils Over 20,000 Hidden Asteroids: A Leap in Space Surveillance
The emergence of AI in asteroid detection. In an astounding display of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed the presence of more than 20,000 previously unknown asteroids in our solar…
Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight to Origin of Galaxies (The Galaxy Report) – The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Jun 1, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Big Bang, Cosmology, Extraterrestrial Life, Galaxies, Science, Science News, Space News, Technology, Universe Today’s stories range from Signals of Extinct Extraterrestrial…
Dark-Matter Asteroids – “Trillions of Trillions May Exist in the Milky Way” – The Daily Galaxy
“Dark matter holds the key to understanding the universe,” says astrophysicist Paul Davies. The mysterious dark matter particles compose 80% of the matter in the Universe, and they have been…
Mind-Bending New Multiverse Theory to Dark-Matter Asteroids of the Milky Way (The Galaxy Report) – The Daily Galaxy
“The Galaxy Report” brings you news of space and science that has the capacity to provide clues to the mystery of our existence and adds a much needed cosmic perspective…
Swarm of Asteroids Orbiting the Sun? – The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Feb 20, 2022 in Astronomy, NASA, News, Science “This group of asteroids we hypothesized is probably about 1000-times less well populated than the asteroid belt,” NASA astrophysicist Marc…
Origin of Earth's H2O -"Billions of Tons of Water-Packed Asteroids" – The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Feb 14, 2019 in Astronomy, Geology, Science “Our calculations indicate that, coinciding with the so-called ‘Heavy Bombardment’ produced by the gravitational destabilization of the main asteroid belt, billions…
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Will Zoom In on Ancient Trojan Asteroids –Goal to Unveil Origin of the Solar System (and Possibly Life on Earth) | The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Astronomy, NASA, Science “Understanding the causes of the differences between the Trojans will provide unique and critical knowledge of planetary origins, the source of…
Ancient Targets of NASA's Lucy Mission –"Two Trojan Asteroids Unveil Violent History of the Early Solar System" | The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Sep 10, 2018 in Astronomy, Astrophysics, NASA, Science, Space Scientists at Southwest Research Institute studied an unusual pair of asteroids and discovered that their existence points to an…
Destruction of Ancient Planets –"The Origin of Asteroids and Meteorites" | The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Jul 2, 2018 in Astronomy, Science Most asteroids and meteorites originate from the splintering of a handful of minor planets formed during the infancy of our solar system,…
Earth-Impacting Asteroids –For the 1st Time, Scientists Rank Seven Most Threatening Effects | The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Apr 19, 2017 in Uncategorized Earth is struck by an asteroid 60 meters (more than 190 feet) wide approximately once every 1500 years, whereas an asteroid 400…
"Impact Threat Rising" –World's Astronomers Confirm 15,000 Near-Earth Asteroids | The Daily Galaxy
Posted on Oct 27, 2016 in Uncategorized The number of know asteroids approaching Earth has grown rapidly since the count reached 10,000 only three years ago. Near-Earth objects, or NEOs,…
First Images from the World’s Most Powerful Telescope Are Coming
Prepare to be amazed as the world's most powerful telescope unveils its first images of the universe.
Scientists May Have Just Uncovered a Key Clue to the Fifth Force!
Scientists are one step closer to proving the existence of a fifth fundamental force
NASA’s New Radio Probe Could Reveal Hidden Secrets Beneath Alien Worlds!
NASA's GIRO probe could transform space exploration by using gravity "lumpiness" to uncover the hidden interiors of alien worlds.
China’s Tianwen 2 Captures First Image in Space—On Its Journey to Earth’s Mysterious ‘Quasi-Moon’
China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft has captured its first image in space as it heads toward the mysterious "quasi-moon" asteroid Kamo'oalewa, offering new insights into lunar history.
Mars May Have Had Rings That Formed and Destroyed Its Moons
Mars may have once had rings that repeatedly formed and destroyed its moons.
This Mars Crater Is Falling Apart — And It’s Revealing a Billion-Year-Old Secret
This crater on Mars has a familiar shape, but its past is anything but ordinary. Scientists are piecing together a puzzle full of unexpected clues.
ESA’s Bug-Eyed Robot Telescope Just Spotted Its First Asteroid — And It Could Save the Planet
ESA’s new Flyeye telescope has opened its eye to the cosmos, kicking off a bold, automated mission to spot dangerous asteroids before they spot us.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike the Moon: NASA’s Webb Telescope Warns
NASA’s Webb Telescope has raised the alarm as asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of striking the Moon soar.
Is the Moon the Next Billionaire’s Playground? A Trillion Dollars Worth of Platinum Is Waiting
Lunar craters could hold a trillion-dollar stash of platinum and other rare metals. But as mining in space becomes more feasible, who will claim these valuable resources?
Massive Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building is Racing Toward Earth
On June 5, 2025, a massive asteroid known as 424482 (2008 DG5) will by Earth.
NASA Just Found Something Unusual Inside the Moon and Vesta
A decade-long NASA study has uncovered unexpected secrets lurking deep inside the Moon and asteroid Vesta—reshaping what we know about their ancient pasts.
What NASA Mistook for an Asteroid Is Actually Connected to Elon Musk
A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid turned out to be far more surprising than anyone expected. What seemed like a space rock was actually something much more unusual.
A Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Fly Past Earth —Catch It Live Today!
A stadium-sized asteroid is set to pass by Earth on May 9, 2025, and you can watch it live. This potentially hazardous asteroid will make a close approach, but there's…
The Real Earth-Moon Distance Just Got Revealed, You Won’t Believe the Number
A viral photo from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has blown minds with its depiction of the true Earth-Moon distance.
The End of Solar Power: Japan Builds a New Nuclear Battery Capable of Lasting More Than 100 Years
Japan is developing a groundbreaking battery that could power space probes for over 100 years. Using radioactive waste, this technology may revolutionize deep space exploration.
Close Call! NASA’s Tracking a House-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today!
NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid that’s making a close pass by Earth today—could this near miss be a sign of things to come?
NASA’s $10 Quintillion Asteroid Mission Faces Thruster Trouble—What’s Next for Psyche?
NASA's Psyche mission hits a setback as its thruster system faces unexpected issues.
Astronomers May Have Just Found the First Real Clue to Planet Nine!
A mysterious slow-moving object spotted deep in space could finally be the first real hint of the elusive Planet Nine.
James Webb Spots Mysterious Objects at the Edge of the Solar System — And They’re Full of Secrets
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an intriguing glimpse of mysterious objects far beyond Neptune.
NASA’s Lucy Just Sent Back the First-Ever Close-Up of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has delivered its most striking discovery yet: a close-range view of a bizarrely shaped asteroid that looks like a pair of colliding ice cream cones drifting through…
NASA Discovers 10-Mile-Thick Diamond Layer Beneath Mercury’s Surface
A new study suggests Mercury could be hiding a layer of diamond 11 miles thick beneath its surface—and it may explain the planet’s strange magnetic field.
NASA Just Confirmed the Sun Is Creating Water on the Moon – Here’s What It Means for Future Missions
NASA scientists have recreated the Moon's surface in the lab and found that solar wind may be forming water, offering new hope for sustainable lunar exploration.
“I Mapped the Invisible”: An American High School Student Turns Astronomy on Its Head with His AI That Reveals 1.5 Million Forgotten Space Object
A teenager's summer project at Caltech just rewrote the rules of space discovery. His homemade AI scanned billions of data points from a forgotten NASA mission. What it found could…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Gears Up for Historic Asteroid Encounter
NASA's Lucy spacecraft is just days away from its second asteroid flyby, set to encounter the Donaldjohanson asteroid.
In 2019, We Discover a Fungus Capable of Metabolizing Gold — Some Already Want to Make Them the Key to Space Mining
Fungi are now believed to have the ability to metabolize gold in a way that defies science. This could be the future of mining—both on Earth and beyond.
This 18-Year-Old Wins $250,000 After Finding 1.5 Million Mysterious Space Objects
An 18-year-old cracked open a forgotten NASA space dataset—then used AI to uncover 1.5 million hidden space objects. Now he's $250,000 richer.
For 35 Years, a Steady Signal Has Been Emanating from Space — Yet Nobody Knows What It Is
A strange radio signal has been pulsing through space every 22 minutes for over three decades. It doesn't fit any known category of celestial object and has scientists rethinking what…
This Telescope Could Finally Spot Planet Nine and Unlock Secrets of Our Solar System
A groundbreaking space telescope could soon unlock the mystery of Planet Nine—an unseen giant lurking at the edge of our solar system.
This Wild New Study Shows Mars Could Be Habitable Sooner?
A new study suggests that terraforming Mars might not be as impossible as we once thought. With a potential first step outlined, could humanity be closer to turning the Red…
NASA Just Spotted a “Building-Sized” Asteroid— Webb Revealed Its Secrets
NASA’s Webb Telescope just zoomed in on a building-sized asteroid once flagged as a threat to Earth. What it uncovered wasn’t just reassuring—it was unexpectedly strange.
