The Why Files on MSN
Who destroyed the planet between Mars and Jupiter
Before the asteroid belt, there was a planet. Some called it Maldek. It had oceans, an atmosphere, and possibly life. Then ...
NASA is also tracking a building-sized asteroid named “2025 YC3”, with a diameter of around 260 feet, and another bus-sized one known as “2025 XT7,” some 42 feet across. Both are expected to come with ...
Fomalhaut lies about 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, aka the Southern Fish, and is one of the ...
Study Finds on MSN
Hubble Telescope Captures Rare Double Collision Building Planets 25 Light-Years Away
Two cosmic collisions near the star Fomalhaut solve the mystery of a disappearing "planet" and show rare planetesimal crashes ...
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...
In a similar vein, the 2023 source, cs2, recently emerged from another rare yet sizable asteroid collision. The impact poofed ...
Astronomers studying a nearby star expected to find a planet. Instead, they caught two massive collisions in the Eye of ...
Today In The Space World on MSN
The outer solar system: From Jupiter's roar to Neptune's whisper and icy worlds beyond
Beyond the asteroid belt lies a realm of giants, rings, and frozen mysteries. This video tours the colossal storms of Jupiter, the graceful rings of Saturn, the sideways tilt of Uranus, and the ...
A surprising discovery has been unveiled by astronomers as they have categorized the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid.The recent ...
Since then, astronomers have observed all manner of lensing caused by all manner of bodies—perhaps none as visually striking ...
Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system's ...
Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system’s ...
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