Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2 天
An Amateur Astronomer Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It Turned Out to Be a Tesla in Space
The car, launched in 2018 on a SpaceX rocket’s upper stage, is one of many human-made objects in deep space that could ...
Space on MSN1 天
When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.
U.S. News & World Report3 年
What Earth Science Is and Reasons to Study It
Someone fascinated by natural objects like glaciers and crystals or awestruck by scenic landscapes ranging from deserts to swamps should be aware of an academic discipline that focuses on solving ...
Knowridge9 天
A piece of the moon? Small asteroid may be a lunar rock ejected by impact
The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...