A large “potentially hazardous asteroid” is expected to swing fewer than six lunar distances from Earth at the beginning of next month. The asteroid, known as 2022 RM4, is expected to pass by Earth on Nov. 1 – about 1.5 million miles away at its closest…

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope are helping scientists peer back at the early universe. In data that has not yet been peer-reviewed, astronomers said the observatory’s mirror used a galaxy cluster’s gravity to examine a background galaxy. NASA that notes background galaxies can be magnified…

The International Space Station moved Monday to avoid orbital debris. In a blog post, NASA said the ISS Progress 81 thrusters fired for over five minutes in what it called a Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM). The ISS shifted an “extra measure of distance away” from the…

Red crab migration season has begun on Australia’s Christmas Island. In footage filmed by David Watchorn this past weekend, the crustaceans scuttle over roadways and infrastructure.According to Parks Australia, every year millions of the large crabs emerge from the forest heading to the water to breed.…

The last solar eclipse of the year was visible on Tuesday across Europe, Asia and Africa.The partial solar eclipse started shortly before 5 a.m. EDT and ended a minute after 9 a.m.At its maximum point, 82% of the sun was eclipsed by the moon.During a…

NASA has announced a 16-member team that will begin studying “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP) on Monday and release its findings to the public in mid-2023.The independent study team will spend nine months examining the observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as…