Our solar system is full of objects much smaller than planets and moons, and sometimes they show up in the strangest places. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted what appears to be a >>
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Here’s what killed the dinosaurs, according to Harvard scientists
It’s largely agreed upon in the scientific community that a massive impactor was what ultimately doomed the dinosaurs to extinction. Where that object came from has been the subject of debate, but Harvard >>
Hubble spotted a comet in the midst of disintegrating, and it’s stunning
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of a comet in the midst of fragmentation. Observations of comets as they break up are incredibly rare, and scientists are eager to study and compare >>
That ‘alien probe’ asteroid might be a chunk of an alien planet
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object spotted by mankind, might be a fragment of a planet that was torn apart by its star. Researchers ran simulations to try to explain the object’s bizarre, cigar-like >>
‘Alien’ comet from outside our solar system gets an official name
It’s now been a couple of weeks since an amateur astronomer stumbled across what appeared to be the second interstellar object ever observed by mankind. The object, which appears to be a comet-like >>
Astronomers snap photo of second known interstellar object
The astronomy world received a rare treat last week when an object presumed to be from outside our own solar system was spotted for only the second time ever. At the time, very >>
This bright, hazy blue blob is the brightest comet to visit Earth in 2018
For astronomers, spotting things at huge distances is all part of the gig, but sometimes our Solar System takes care of the hard work by bringing interesting objects withing a cosmic hair’s width >>
When NASA pointed its Spitzer telescope at Oumuamua they couldn’t even see it
If there’s one space story that 2018 will be remembered for its the numerous ongoing investigations of the first interstellar object ever to be detected by mankind. Oumuamua, the elongated chunk of space >>
