Scientists Find the First Direct Evidence of Binary Asteroids Sharing Material
Reported by Universe Today
Scientists occasionally have a hard time figuring out whether data they are seeing is an actual physical phenomenon or just a trick of their instrumentation. A new paper in The Planetary Science Journal from Jessica Sunshine and their colleagues at the Uni...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:41 +0000
Remember when DART struck an asteroid? New surprises!
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Two new studies of the DART asteroid mission say that Didymos is flinging rocks at Dimorphos, while the binary asteroid’s orbit around the sun has changed.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:30 +0000
Striking new image of 3I/ATLAS from Jupiter-bound spacecraft
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The European Space Agency just released a new image of 3I/ATLAS - the famous interstellar comet - from its JUICE spacecraft. JUICE will reach Jupiter in 2031.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:17 +0000
Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
Reported by NASA
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:01 +0000
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen belts, rings of char...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55 +0000
About Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project
Reported by NASA
The purpose of the Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project is to engage with industry and other government organizations to identify, select, and mature key airframe technologies, such as new wing designs, that have a high probability of transition to ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000