Articles by Carlo Inigo Monzon

Hubble Space Telescope spots galaxy collision named after Greek mythological monster Medusa

NASA and the ESA's Hubble Space Telescope took a stunning photo of a pair of merging galaxies known as the Medusa Merger

Oct 7, 2019

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DART: SpaceX and NASA working together for asteroid deflection mission at about $69 million

SpaceX will work with NASA for an upcoming mission that involves crashing a spacecraft on an asteroid to deflect it.

Oct 7, 2019

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Using the Event Horizon Telescope, scientists obtained an image of the black hole at the center of galaxy M87, outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of strong gravity near its event horizon.

Astronomers planning to film Milky Way's black hole as it devours stars and planets

Astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope are planning a new project that involves filming Milky Way's supermassive black hole.

Oct 4, 2019

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Artist's rendering of asteroids and space dust

NASA's plan to destroy killer asteroids may backfire, sending nuked chunks to Earth, warns scientist

A scientist warned that NASA plan to blow up an approaching asteroid could be very dangerous for Earth.

Oct 4, 2019

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NASA spots two asteroids heading toward Earth on Saturday; Will they just fly-by or ...

NASA's asteroid tracking system has detected two near-Earth objects that are expected to fly past Earth on Saturday.

Oct 4, 2019

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This is how NASA's last-minute asteroid warning system functions; Will it ever work?

ATLAS is an asteroid tracking system that provides last-minute warnings for impact events on Earth.

Oct 3, 2019

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NASA Juno spacecraft 'jumps over' Jupiter's shadow to avoid freezing to death

NASA's Juno space probe was able to avoid freezing to death in Jupiter's shadow by executing a special maneuver.

Oct 3, 2019

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Scientist believes asteroid impact on Earth 12,800 years ago could happen again

A team of researchers believes that an impact event on Earth that was caused by an asteroid 12,800 years ago could happen again because of Apophis 99942.

Oct 3, 2019

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NASA reviewing missions to visit comet-asteroid hybrids near Jupiter and Neptune

NASA is evaluating proposals for new missions to visit and study asteroid-comet hybrids known as Centaurs.

Oct 2, 2019

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Artist's impression visualising the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), with its thrusters firing, beginning its entry into Mars orbit on 19 October 2016.

Scientist pushes for Mars colonization to avoid earth-killer asteroids

A scientist talks about the need to colonize Mars in order to avoid cosmic dangers that threaten Earth such as asteroids.

Oct 2, 2019

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NASA's Hubble spots galaxy moving towards earth at over 870,000 km per hour

NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a galaxy that's moving towards Milky Way at over 870,000 kilometers per hour.

Oct 2, 2019

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Asteroids hiding near Jupiter could hit Earth any time, says Japanese astronomer

A new study revealed that the asteroids hiding near Jupiter could end up on a collision course with Earth.

Oct 1, 2019

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International Astronomical Union officially classifies new interstellar object to enter earth's neighborhood

The International Astronomical Union has officially classified the comet that entered the Solar System as an interstellar object.

Oct 1, 2019

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NASA's scientists explain the chances of a wandering black hole eating Earth in Reddit AMA

Scientists from NASA discussed if it's possible for Earth to get devoured by a wandering black hole.

Oct 1, 2019

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Mining asteroids for water is more practical than mining on the Moon for it, says study

According to a new study, water from asteroids can be used to create fuel for satellites and spacecraft.

Sep 30, 2019

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An artist's concept of the ARTEMIS spacecraft in orbit around the Moon

NASA unveils 14 partners for future Moon to Mars missions, including Artemis, its latest spaceflight

NASA will work with 14 companies to develop new systems and technologies that will be used for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

Sep 30, 2019

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen after being raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-1 mission, Feb. 28, 2019, at NASA’s Kennedy Space

Elon Musk confirms Starship will not interfere with SpaceX partnership with NASA

According to Elon Musk, SpaceX's Starship project will not affect the development of its Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Sep 30, 2019

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Here's how black holes cause time travel

The concept of time dilation refers to the different times measured by two clocks if one of these devices is on Earth and the other one is on a spaceship

Sep 18, 2019

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