Spacefarers may contaminate other worlds – but scientists have plans to keep the cosmos clean
The US wants to put a flag on Mars. But there’s a risk it could carry unwanted stowaways that might compromise future ...
Falling space junk poses a growing risk to air travel safety — and could harm the economy too, experts warn
The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...
Harvard astronomers mistake Elon Musk's car for an asteroid
However, hours later the MPC announced it was removing the object from its records because it wasn't an asteroid at all. It ...
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What did New Horizons interplanetary ship see on approach to Pluto?
Summer 2015 was marked by a unique astronomical event, which occurs approximately once in ... the history of astronomy. The New Horizons station is the first man-made object to reach Pluto. Till now, ...
Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space
The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.