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Messier 57 – The Ring Nebula

25 Sep , 2017 by

Located about 2300 light-years from Earth, in the direction of the Lyra constellation, is the planetary nebula known as Messier 57 (aka. the Ring Nebula)

Australia To Create Its Own Space Agency

25 Sep , 2017 by

This year’s International Astronautical Congress is being held in Adelaide, Australia and the opening ceremonies of this meeting of ‘all things space’ included a special announcement. The Australian government announced that it will establish a new national space agency, with the hopes of growing Australia’s already vibrant space industry. Michaelia Cash, Australian’s acting Minister of […]

Rare Element Could Point the Way to Past Life on Mars

25 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by an international team of scientists indicates how future missions to Mars should look for a rare element which could indicate that life once existed there

Hubble Spots Unique Object in the Main Asteroid Belt

24 Sep , 2017 by

An international team of scientists recently used the Hubble space telescope to spot a unique binary asteroid that behaves like a comet in in the Main Asteroid Belt.
Where do we go next? The Deep Space Gateway

Where Do We Go Next? Building the Deep Space Gateway

24 Sep , 2017 by

NASA is working on developing a space station in a cis-lunar orbit that will serve as the jumping off point to exploring the Solar System; it’s known as the Deep Space Gateway.

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Proposed Hyperloop Route Between Toronto and Montreal!

23 Sep , 2017 by

The Hyperloop One Global Challenge recently wrapped up, and one of the winners was a team who proposed building a line between Toronto and Montreal

Scientists Urge Europe to Stick With “Armageddon”-style Asteroid Mission

22 Sep , 2017 by

At the European Planetary Science Conference in Riga this week, scientists urged Europe to remain committed to the AIDA asteroid mission

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sampler Slingshots Around Earth Friday, Sept. 22 – Catch It If You Can!

21 Sep , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Barely a year after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx robotic asteroid sampler launched on a trailblazing mission to snatch a soil sample from a pristine asteroid and return it to Earth for research analysis, the probe is speeding back home for a swift slingshot around our home planet on Friday Sept. 22 to gain a gravity assist speed boost required to complete its journey to the carbon rich asteroid Bennu and back.

New Study Says a Fast Radio Burst Happens Every Second in the Universe

21 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by a team of researchers from the CfA argues that a Fast Radio Burst happens with every passing second in the observable Universe

More Surface Ice on Mercury than Previously Thought, says New Study

20 Sep , 2017 by

A new study from Brown University reveals that there may be a lot more surface ice on Mercury than previously thought

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