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Earth

Earth’s new mini-moon makes its debut

Pranjal Malewar

Earth’s new ‘companion asteroid’.

3d view of the sun in space
Space

Scientists have uncovered the physics behind stars’ superflares

Amit Malewar

Producing similar late-phase brightness.

Image showing solar shield
Environment

Solar shield tied to asteroid proposed as climate change solution

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Tethered sun shield could allow cool the Earth.

This artist's illustration shows 'Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system, and is annotated with the locations of the planetary orbits. As the complex rotation of the object makes it difficult to determine the exact shape, there are many models of what it could look like.
Space

Our solar system’s first known interstellar object ‘Oumuamua gets unexpected speed boost

Pranjal Malewar

Utilizing perceptions from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, a universal group of researchers has affirmed 'Oumuamua' (goodness MOO-ah-MOO-ah), the primary known interstellar...

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