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When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
Scientific American2d
A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Planetary retrogrades and unfinished karmic lessons: Understanding astrology's cosmic signals
Planetary retrogrades offer an opportunity for introspection and resolving unfinished karmic lessons. These periods encourage ...
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Earth's orbit may trigger massive volcanic eruptions
Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...
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Missed the celestial planetary parade in February? You have another chance in summer
The planets appear to align from Earth's perspective because they orbit the sun on the same path. Stargazers in California and worldwide were treated to a planet parade of Friday when Earth's ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN17d
Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet’s Title of ‘Moon King’
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock ...
Los Angeles Times3d
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
They tend to orbit elliptical paths around the sun ... barely have to do anything,” said Kathryn Kumamoto, head of the planetary defense program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.