How does the exploration of space contribute to technological innovation and economic development?

It's Jupiter as it makes its annual closest approach to Earth. Known as opposition, at this time Jupiter rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. It's the second ... Apr 16, 2024 ... ... artist impression of star orbiting a black hole in space ... BH3 is remarkably close – it is the second closest black hole to Earth that has been ... Oct 1, 2024 ... Located just six light-years away, Barnard's star is the second-closest ... Earth-mass planet orbiting Barnard's star” to appear in Astronomy ... Dec 8, 2020 ... The two bright stars, called Alpha Centauri A and B form a close binary system; they are separated by only 23 times the Earth - Sun distance. Mar 13, 2025 ... ... planets orbiting Barnard's Star– the second-closest star system to Earth. While the excitement of discovering new planets is always ... Sep 20, 2020 ... Scientists just discovered the second-closest exoplanet to Earth, orbiting Barnard's star, one of the closest stars to the Sun. Sep 27, 2024 ... Starting Sept. 29, the Earth will have a temporary second “mini moon.” A new asteroid, named 2024 PT5, is set to briefly orbit the planet ... Apr 16, 2024 ... The star orbiting Gaia BH3 at about 16 times the Sun–Earth ... second closest black hole to Earth at ~3800 light years away. Gaia ... Nov 15, 2017 ... ... away, three of which are in the habitable zone. Now we welcome a new tantalizing exoplanet to the group, the second closest we know of, also ... Nov 14, 2018 ... Barnard's star b is the second closest known exoplanet to our Sun. The closest lies just over four light-years from Earth and was also ...