Private moon spacecraft just took a breathtaking snapshot of Earth
An uncrewed spacecraft just snapped an iconic portrait of the blue marble from space. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps around Earth right now as it gears up for its first attempt at a lunar touchdown.
Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 Kamo'oalewa, which a different team of scientists have traced to an old impact crater on the far side of the moon.
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a month.
Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science.
US spacecraft headed to moon captures dramatic photos of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a month.
NASA: Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from the Moon
Last year, astronomers on the hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids spotted something unusual. A space rock, now dubbed 2024 PT5 made several close passes by Earth, not quite orbiting our planet,
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Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...
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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...
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Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—And Deep Space Does, Too
Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...
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Potentially deadly 'chirping waves' detected in baffling location near Earth, and scientists are stumped
Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new ...
A moon-bound spacecraft snaps footage of Earth eclipsing the sun
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...
Mysterious 'Supercontinents' Inside Earth Challenge Mantle Theory
These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...
Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?
To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...
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Carbon removal schemes on farms could change Earth’s reflectivity
Carbon removal schemes involving enhanced rock weathering should consider whether the rocks they use are lighter or darker ...
Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...