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Asteroid making its closest approach to Earth this weekend
An asteroid the size of a school bus will making its closest approach to Earth this weekend.
New search finds 85 exoplanet candidates 鈥� as cool as planets in our own Solar System
Astronomers have discovered 85 possible planets outside of our solar system, with temperatures closer to those of our own Solar System planets, potentially cool enough to sustain life.
Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery 鈥� and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies
Astronomers have made the rare discovery of a small, cold exoplanet and its massive outer companion – shedding light on the formation of planets like Earth.
What fireworks can teach us about the sky at night
With New Years Eve on the horizon, scientists reveal just why fireworks are differently coloured and what this can teach us about stars in space.
Elements commonly found in salts are used to make the colours in fireworks. The colours are caused when the elements are heated, causing them to release light in different colours, from bright blues to deep reds.
First JWST observations of a 鈥楰ilonova鈥� merger of two stars
For the first time, the JWST has observed the rare merger of two dense neutron stars (known as a kilonova) – in a spiral galaxy a billion light years away.
Satellite swarm to provide 鈥榤issing link鈥� between space weather and space debris
The European Space Agency (ESA) has funded a new mission concept involving a 鈥渟warm鈥� of satellites to address the growing threat of . The news comes as just this week the US government issued its to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth.