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"Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth." ...
Kosmos-482, a failed Soviet Venus probe, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in May, but tracking its exact descent proved elusive.
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...
Only one of the known Venus co-orbital asteroids follows a nearly circular orbit; the others move on more elongated paths ...
Radar and gravity records from NASA’s Magellan orbiter show that Venus' surface is still shifting and is not geologically ...
New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.
For decades, Venus, often dubbed “Earth’s twin,” has been depicted as a barren, inhospitable world, its surface locked in an ...
On June 22, the moon, Venus and the Pleiades star cluster will form an extraordinary celestial triangle in the predawn sky ...
Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could potentially be deadly should they impact Earth. Venus currently has at least 20 co-orbital asteroids that have the potential to “approach the ...
Until now, the inner Solar System looked like a mostly charted neighborhood. Astronomers tracked thousands of near‑Earth ...
Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.