NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson
San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2025
In its second asteroid encounter, NASA's Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of an asteroid that formed about 150 million years ago. The spacecraft has begun returnin ... more
Ever wonder why some meteor showers are so unpredictable
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025
A newly published study by SETI Institute researchers suggests that the irregularity of certain meteor showers arises not from chaotic planetary influences but from the subtle, yet consequential, mo ... more
A little bit of space on Earth
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025
There is a large diversity in the chemical composition of astronomical objects such as planets, comets, circumstellar envelopes, or galactic gas clouds. One great challenge in astrochemistry is to u ... more