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April’s new moon brings dark skies, making it easier to see Venus, Jupiter, Mars and key constellations along with distant ...

When Heinrich Olbers spotted asteroid Pallas on March 28, 1802, it called into question the recent discovery of Ceres as the “missing” planet between Mars and Jupiter. The Titius-Bode law, a ...

In the 18th century, an international group of astronomers referred to as the “Celestial Police” devoted themselves to the search of the “missing” planet between Mars and Jupiter. A planet was ...

On March 29, 1807, the German astronomer Heinrich Olbers discovered the asteroid Vesta. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Vesta is the second-largest body in the asteroid belt and is ...

The sun is at the Reach Museum, where it takes the form of arches overlooking Bateman Island and the Columbia River at the Richland Wye. Eight planets and an asteroid orbit it in a regional solar ...

In April 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass Earth at a distance that sounds almost unreal on paper. About 20,000 miles away ...

The "NEO Hunter" mission would use Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft to deflect space rocks. This plan builds on NASA's successful DART mission, which proved an asteroid's path could be altered.

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