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![An artist impression of Earth quasi-satellite Kamo`oalewa near the Earth-Moon system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUy6diK6LsKmCZsJ3g7jhY-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
A chunk of the moon appears to be orbiting near Earth, new study suggests
By Ben Turner published
The asteroid Kamo'oalewa may have been ejected by a massive impact on Earth's moon, a new simulation has revealed.
![OSIRIS-REx curation team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center begin the process of removing and flipping the TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample Mechanism) from the avionics deck of the mission's science canister.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
NASA is locked out of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample because of 2 faulty fasteners
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA is struggling to open a capsule containing precious asteroid samples from the OSIRIS-REx mission. Luckily, there is plenty of material to study on the outside of the container.
![An artist's conception of the pair of supermassive black holes at the center of the galaxy 0402+379, 750 million light-years from Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRGYCn5tzAd7o2Rb4KZXhR-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists found a way for two black holes to orbit each other forever without colliding
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Contrary to conventional wisdom, a pair of black holes could exist in perfect pairs without leading to a cataclysmic merger, new research suggests. All it takes is a dose of cosmic expansion.
![Artist's impression (landscape orientation) of the discovery of microsecond bursts. The foreground shows the Green Bank Telescope (United States) with which the research was done. Incoming radio waves are shown as white, red, and orange streaks that follow each other in rapid succession. The long red streaks are the previously known millisecond flashes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bguMYZd6LWt2BjGi6TR4D9-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists detect fastest-ever fast radio bursts, lasting just 10 millionths of a second
By Joanna Thompson published
Astronomers have captured ultrafast radio bursts from 3 billion light-years away for the first time ever.
![The Supermoon Eclipse is photographed from Bloomington, Indiana. The last time a Supermoon coincided with an eclipse was in 1982, and will not be repeated until 2033.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMo7L7jMsadVsRqPpiG9A8-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
How to watch the full 'Hunter's Moon' get eclipsed this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
October's full 'Hunter's Moon' will drift into Earth's shadow for a partial eclipse on Oct. 28.
![Illustration of a satellite burning up as it reenters Earth's atmosphere](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcByGmbmeaYiNutuPMANFD-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Falling metal space junk is changing Earth's upper atmosphere in ways we don't fully understand
By Harry Baker published
A research plane that flew through Earth's stratosphere identified more than 20 elements that are linked to the aerospace industry. Experts predict that the problem could become much worse in the future.
![The moon with a distant Earth in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWU2ENVR9TVXXJkqpTj8QZ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Moon is 40 million years older than we thought, tiny crystals from Apollo mission confirm
By Harry Baker published
A new analysis of zircon crystals from the Apollo 17 mission has revealed that the moon formed around 40 million years earlier than past geological evidence suggested. However, our cosmic companion may be even older than that.
![Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) have discovered a high-speed jet stream sitting over Jupiter’s equator, above the main cloud decks. At a wavelength of 2.12 microns, which observes between altitudes of about 12-21 miles (20-35 kilometers) above Jupiter’s cloud tops, researchers spotted several wind shears, or areas where wind speeds change with height or with distance, which enabled them to track the jet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6iftYi4XGh6vqN79ioJ55-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
James Webb telescope spots enormous jet stream faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Jupiter
By Monisha Ravisetti published
New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal a never-before-seen jet stream near Jupiter's equator moving twice as fast as a Category 5 hurricane.
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