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Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get ...
On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...
The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains ...
There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to ...
While astronomers have long searched for a mysterious ninth planet lurking beyond Pluto, a recent discovery is turning that ...
Answer 17: A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in space. A meteor is the streak of light produced when a meteoroid ...
Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Tech ...
The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...
Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river ...
Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.
Astronomers have unveiled the intricate tale behind a series of powerful solar eruptions called Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), that resulted in rare northern lights dancing across Ladakh's night skies ...