space science

  • NBD, There’s Just a Massive Asteroid Hurtling Past Earth This Month

    NBD, There’s Just a Massive Asteroid Hurtling Past Earth This Month

    Giant asteroids don’t collide with our planet very often, but they do hurtle by within a relatively close distance at times, only to disappear into the cosmic void. Case in point: Another asteroid is primed to careen within what scientists call a “potentially hazardous” distance of the planet later this month, and the vast majority…


  • When to See Mercury With Your Naked Eyes This July

    When to See Mercury With Your Naked Eyes This July

    With all of the celestial events coming soon, we can safely rebrand the next few months Big Planet Season. All of this year’s supermoons have come and gone, but the cosmic gifts dotting the calendar are a bit more mysterious and striking than the moon: Some of the solar system’s biggest and most distant planets…