Meteorite hunters thought they found the origin of an intense fireball in Australia, but they were wrong
by On August 22, 2016, a fireball streaked across the sky over South Australia. A low, bright meteor. It was one of hundreds of space rocks …
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Large Chinese rocket booster expected to fall back to Earth today – Spaceflight Now
This map shows the ground track of the Long March 5B core stage during the two-hour re-entry window from Saturday morning. Re-entry and debris footprints …
A 25-ton Chinese rocket booster will crash to Earth today. What is the risk?
The core stage of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket is set to fall uncontrolled back to Earth today in a reentry that China is …
Diner accidentally discovers dinosaur footprints at restaurant in China
Comment on this story Comment A diner sitting in the outdoor courtyard of a small restaurant in China’s Sichuan province happened to look down at …
Satellite images + lucky boat trip provide new information about glowing “sea of milk”
Magnify / The boat ride passed through an area of milky sea south of the lights on an island. On some moonless nights, vast swathes …
Possible SpaceX debris falls in Australia from Dragon spacecraft
Space debris from an old SpaceX mission may have landed in rural Australia. Some charred material reportedly left after a SpaceX spacecraft re-entry was found …
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A 22-ton Chinese rocket falls back to Earth. Where will it land?
When asked, “What’s going on?” this weekend, here’s your answer: Long March 5B, a roughly 44,000-pound rocket body moving toward Earth. But scientists are unsure …
Astronomers witness the rare breakup between a pair of stars
Astronomers have witnessed a rare and important life event in the evolution of binary star mergers for the first time. The team discovered a dense …
A stable gut helps elite athletes perform better
Summary: Short-term high-protein diets were associated with gut microbial instability that appears to hinder the performance of elite athletes. Source: Anglia Ruskin University New research …
NASA Taps Draper for First American Landing on the Far Side of the Moon – Spaceflight Now
An illustration of Draper’s SERIES-2 lunar lander, which will deliver science and technology payloads to the moon for NASA in 2025. Credit: Draper NASA has …