by sagesgroup | Jan 27, 2023 | A1, Asteroids, Astronomy, Astronomy Explainers, Card story, ESA, homepage, NASA, Space Science
Every week, there seems to be another asteroid in the news that’s about to fly dangerously close to Earth. But it never comes near enough to smash our planet to smithereens — or even quietly burn up in the atmosphere. This week it’s asteroid 2023 BU, which will soar...by sagesgroup | Jan 12, 2023 | A1, ESA, exoplanets, James Webb Telescope, NASA, Planets, Science, Space Science, tess
Earth has a rocky twin orbiting a dim red star 41 light years away — but it may turn out to be a hot hellworld more like Venus. Exoplanet LH 475b has a radius about 99 percent the size of Earth’s, but that rocky radius is surrounded by either a choking atmosphere of...by sagesgroup | Dec 28, 2022 | A1, Astronomy, Astrophysics, ESA, Galaxies, hubble space telescope, NASA, Science, Space Science
ESO 415-19 is a galaxy with a past, but we’re not here to judge. At some point in its history, ESO 415-19 had a close encounter with another galaxy, and it’s never been the same since. The gravity from that passing galaxy drew parts of ESO 415-19 outward into long,...