Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.
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Avi Loeb suggested that if 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft, it may use its proximity to the Sun's powerful gravitational pull while ...
Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is passing Earth. Scientists have studied using nuclear explosions to deflect comets. The goal ...
A small asteroid named 2024 PN7 is moving close to Earth, sparking false claims about a second moon — here’s what scientists actually say.
In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...
The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the ...
Most people would think that Earth only has one moon, but in reality it's had multiple moons on more than one time. And right ...