Speeding Space Object Spotted by NASA-Funded Sungrazer Project Marks a Major New Milestone
The NASA-funded Sungrazer Project has detected its 5,000th comet, the latest milestone in what has become one of the most successful programs of its kind.
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Planetary Defense: How to Protect Earth from Deadly Asteroid Impacts
In this International Asteroid Day edition of the Intelligence Brief, we look at what NASA and others are doing to mitigate the threats of potential asteroid impacts in the future.
Did An Ancient Comet Turn Chile’s Atacama Desert Into Glass?
Researchers from Brown University studying glass shards in the Atacama Desert of Chile have determined that it was...
Mysterious Asteroid Phaethon is Challenging What We Understand About Comets
A recent study proposes that the key to a mystery surrounding comet-like asteroid Phaethon could be a salty one.
Second Interstellar Visitor Borisov Is The Most Pristine Comet Ever Observed
New research released today suggests the second interstellar object ever detected, 2I/Borisov, was likely the most pristine comet...
‘Oumuamua Not an Alien Spaceship, Likely a Piece of an Exoplanet, New Study Says
Two scientists from the University of Arizona believe they have solved the mystery behind ‘Oumuamua, suggesting its a piece of an exoplanet.
A Major Breakthrough in Understanding the Origins of Life
An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites.
An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites.
An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites, providing clues to the origins of life on Earth.