Astronomers track faint moving objects across the sky and use orbital math—refined since Kepler and Gauss—to determine whether a newly discovered asteroid could be on a collision course with Earth.
Related Posts
The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm
Lionel Wilson, Lancaster University Volcanoes were erupting on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago, evidence…
Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
Maikel Rheinstadter, McMaster University We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts…
Four common misconceptions about quantum physics
Shrödinger’s cat is world famous, but what does it really mean? Robert Couse-Baker/Flickr, CC BY-SA Alessandro Fedrizzi, Heriot-Watt…
Taking a leap of faith into imaginary numbers opens new doors in the real world through complex analysis
Imaginary numbers push the boundaries of calculus and other branches of math. Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images…