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Space Force's Golden Dome chief says space-based missile interceptors are possible today. 'We have proven every element of the physics'
The head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program says the technologies needed to create such an ambitious space-based missile defense system already exist.
Categories: Astronomy
Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is packed with water ice that could be older than Earth
Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system.
Categories: Astronomy
Ozzy Osbourne's journey through space, time and sci-fi: A Tribute to the 'Prince of Darkness'
A Space.com obituary for the ‘Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne.
Categories: Astronomy
How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?
Categories: Astronomy
The Milky Way brightens the moonless summer sky this week: Here's where to look
Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.
Categories: Astronomy
This star escaped a supermassive black hole's violent grips — then returned for round 2
A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!
Categories: Astronomy
Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025
The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.
Categories: Astronomy
Sharp-eyed US-Indian satellite set to launch July 30 to monitor Earth's surface, warn of natural disasters
NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters.
Categories: Astronomy
