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The mapping of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu is one of the science goals of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, and an integral part of spacecraft operations. The spacecraft will spend a year surveying Bennu before collecting a sample that will be returned to Ear

Why is asteroid Bennu 'potentially hazardous'? Need for NASA HAMMER explained

In theory, asteroid Bennu could smack right into Earth around September 21 in the year 2135, but it is a remote possibility.

Mar 21, 2018

NASA tests and licenses technology for 3D printed rocket engine nozzles

Rocket engine nozzles go through extreme heat and high pressure and typically take months to build, but NASA's technique cuts it down to a few weeks.

Mar 20, 2018

Oumuamua: First-ever interstellar visitor likely came from a two-star system

Oumuamua- a cigar-shaped rock is the first recorded instance of an asteroid to come from beyond the Solar System.

Mar 20, 2018

NASA prepares for live high definition video transmission from Mars using lasers

NASA aims to transmit up to 200 gigabits of data per second that will reach Earth in 20 minutes, making HD video of a future Mars landing a possibility.

Mar 15, 2018

Stephen Hawking's predictions about alien life: A round-up post physicist's death

Among Hawking's predictions, the most prominent ones were about the negative consequences of contacting alien life, and about the asteroid Oumuamua's dangers.

Mar 14, 2018

Uranus discovery day: How was the planet spotted?

Uranus, which is the seventh planet of the solar system, was discovered on March 13, 1781, when William Herschel was observing some stars.

Mar 10, 2018

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Project Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is not too different from the plot of 1998 science fiction film Armageddon.

Mar 9, 2018

'Hazardous' asteroid comes close to Earth today: Where to watch the Empire State Building-sized rock live

The asteroid 2017 VR12 has a diameter between 700ft and 1,500ft and is expected to pass within 900,000 miles of Earth at around 7:53am (EST) on Wednesday.

Mar 7, 2018

Bus-sized asteroid to zoom past Earth on Friday: Where to watch the live webcast and what to expect

Known as 2018 DV1, the 23-feet asteroid will be just 70,000 miles away from Earth. A live webcast is scheduled to witness it all!

Mar 1, 2018

Where is Tesla Roadster in space? Here's how to track Elon Musk's car which overshot its trajectory

Thanks to Whereisroadster.com, you can track Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space aboard the first Falcon Heavy rocket.

Feb 20, 2018

NASA's Juno captures stunning image of Jupiter's swirling cloud formations

NASA's Juno snapped a wide-angle image which portrays the northern region of Jupiter's cloud formations swirling over the planet's top and it's north temperate belt.

Feb 19, 2018

Cryptocurrency mania hinders search for extraterrestrials as miners buy up what alien hunters need

Cryptocurrency miners are buying up high-performing GPUs that are also sought after by SETI researchers to expand their search for alien life.

Feb 16, 2018

Earth and moon in the same frame: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captures rare image from 40 million miles

Earth appears as the largest radiant spot present at the center of the image, while the moon appears to be dim and can be seen towards the right of Earth.

Feb 16, 2018

Doomsday? Slime accumulations on the sea floor could give rise to 65-foot-tall tsunamis, warns study

The study has finally been able to reveal the root cause of oceanic landslides, which happens to be slime from the remains of microscopic organisms.

Feb 15, 2018

Mysterious interstellar cigar-shaped asteroid Oumuamua had a violent past, research reveals

A scientist from Queen's University Belfast has discovered that Oumuamua had a violent past, which resulted in making it spin or tumble chaotically for billions of years.

Feb 14, 2018

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