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Asteroid the size of 145 Elmos to fly past Earth on Tuesday, July 15 - NASA
Asteroid 2025 MA90 is set to fly past the Earth on Tuesday, July 15. With an estimated diameter of 88.8 meters, that comes out to around 145 Elmos, thanks to measurements taken by Drew Brees.
Two asteroids the size of 32 George Washingtons to pass Earth on Fourth of July - NASA
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles
Asteroid the size of 12.5 gorillas to pass Earth Wednesday in close flyby - NASA
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
Madhusudhan noted that there are various efforts underway searching for signs of life in our solar system.
Evidence of beaches from ancient Martian ocean detected by Chinese rover
The findings are the latest evidence indicating the existence of this hypothesized ocean, called Deuteronilus, roughly 3.5 to 4 billion years ago on Mars.
NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies.
Israel opens Solaris, a major solar observatory, in Druze-majority town of Usfiya
Solaris promises to be a major platform for education and research, with a particular focus on academic research into the Sun and its impact on the Earth.
Asteroid the size of 289 Squishmallows has 'very small' chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Using the ESA's measurement, asteroid 2024 YR4 may range anywhere from 200 to 500 Squishmallows, or roughly half of the size of the average child's collection.
Ho ho ho: Asteroid the size of nine reindeer to pass by Earth on Christmas - NASA
An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass by the Earth on Christmas.
Asteroid the size of 2.5 chinchillas impacts over Russia, no damages reported - NASA, ESA
The asteroid is the 11th to have been detected by scientists before impacting Earth. However, due to its small size, it did not cause any damage.
Astronomers observe black hole that may have formed gently
Black holes have previously been spotted orbiting with one other star or one other black hole in what are called binary systems.
Astronomers observe early galaxy growth with new NASA telescope
Before using NASA's JWST telescope, studying galaxy growth at such an early stage in the universe was impossible.
Jerusalem scientists help shed light on large-scale cosmic structures
A new study, which included scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, uncovers the Milky Way's position within vast cosmic structures.
