Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Moon in 2032, debris could pose risk to Earth’s satellites

Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Moon in 2032, debris could pose risk to Earth’s satellites

Remember asteroid 2024 YR4? Once feared to be on a collision course with Earth in 2032, the space rock may still prove dangerous, just not in the way thought earlier. Astronomers now believe the asteroid could strike the Moon, triggering an explosion that might shower Earth with debris capable of damaging satellites. Over time the […]

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Massive, unusually compact, ‘one of a kind’ triple star system detected for the first time

Massive, unusually compact, ‘one of a kind’ triple star system detected for the first time

Earlier this year, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen announced the discovery of an unusual trio of stars. The system discovered by them consists of two stars that orbit one another and a third more massive star orbiting the pair. The research was published in the Royal Astronomical Society’s Monthly […]

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5 planets to align in order in June; here is how to spot them

5 planets to align in order in June; here is how to spot them

Stargazers across the world will be able to witness a rare celestial treat through the month of June, according to Sky & Telescope. Just before the sun rises, five planets will align in the night sky in a rare conjunction. Mercury, Venus, Mars Jupiter and Saturn will stretch across the sky from low in the […]

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