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Dark Energy Survey is out. 29 Papers Covering 226 Million Galaxies Across 7 Billion Light-Years of Space
Self-Driving Lunar Rovers for Astronaut Road Trips on the Moon
Exoplanet Surveys are Leaning Towards the Possibility That our Solar System is... Normal
A Dark Matter map of our Local Cosmic Neighborhood
A new simulation by a team of astrophysicists has resulted in the most detailed 3D map of the cosmic web, revealing new Dark Matter structures.
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Dunes Trapped in a Crater on Mars Form This Interesting Pattern
Researchers Develop a new Framework for Searching for Biosignatures
New Observations Fail to Confirm a Planet at Barnard's Star
Move Over Artemis Accords! Behold the Lunar Governance Report and EAGLE Manifesto!
After a year of consultation, interviews, and intensive review, the Space Generation Advisory Council's EAGLE team has released a document on how humanity can live cooperatively and peacefully on the Moon - the Lunar Governance Report!
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The Elements for Life Depend on Both how and Where a Planet Forms
A new study by a team from Rice University has shown that where a planet forms in its star system could have a drastic effect on whether or not it can support life.
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What Happened Moments After the Big Bang?
New experiments in particle physics yield surprising results about the earliest matter in the universe.
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Amazing Views of Wednesday Morning's Total Lunar Eclipse
The Moon turned a ruddy hue during this morning's total lunar eclipse, in one of the top astronomical events of the year.
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Record-Setting Astronaut Peggy Whitson Will Command Private Space Mission
Hubble Has Tracked Down the Source of 5 Different Fast Radio Bursts
This is Currently the World's Largest Iceberg
It Could be Possible to see Gravitational Wave Lenses
Can waves of gravity be lensed by gravity? A recent study looks for lensed gravitational waves.
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Virgin Galactic Reaches the Space Frontier Over New Mexico for the First Time
Comets Have Tails of gas, Dust... and Metal?
Shrapnel From Relatively Recent Supernovae Found in the Earth's Crust
Larger Rocky Planets Might be Rare Because They Shrunk
Swarms of Robots Could Dig Underground Cities on Mars
Aircraft Could fly at Mach 17 on Shockwaves From Continuous Detonations
Pictures From China's Mars Rover Fuel NASA Chief's Funding Pitch to Congress
Astronauts Could Dust off Themselves and Equipment on the Moon With an Electron Beam
In the near future, astronauts could use a handheld electron beam to remove lunar dust from their suits and hardware.
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'Super-Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse Set For May 26th
The first total lunar eclipse of 2021 occurs early next week and features the largest Full Moon of the year.
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A Solution to Space Junk: Satellites Made of Mushrooms?
According "cyber farmer" Max Justice, a solution to the growing problem of space junk and toxic chemicals could come in the form of mycelium fibers - the stuff that makes up mushrooms!
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Bright Ejecta Reveals a Fresh Crater on Mars
60 Years Later, is it Time to Update the Drake Equation?
On the 60th anniversary of the famous Drake Equation, a new study considers whether or not it is still of value to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)
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What's the Best Way to Water Plants in Space?
Hydroxyl (OH) Seen for the First Time in an Exoplanet Atmosphere
Astronomers Measure the Background Brightness of the Night sky Across the World. Canary Islands are the Darkest in the Survey
Massive Stars Mix Hydrogen in Their Cores, Causing Them to Pulse Every few Hours or Days
Blue giant stars have a convective core that allows them to shine much longer.
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Older Stars Rotate Faster Than Expected
Concerns About James Webb's Ariane 5 Rocket Might Push the Launch Back
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories
Extrasolar Object Interceptor Would be Able to Chase Down the Next Oumuamua or Borisov and Actually Return a Sample
A Comet Seen at the end of its Life. It's covered in talcum powder
Gaia Might Even be Able to Detect the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe
Data from the Gaia satellite is so precise, it might be able to detect cosmic gravitational waves.
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In 1.3 Million Years, a Star Will Come Within 24 Light-Days of the Sun
Using data from the Gaia Observatory, a team of Russian scientists have concluded that a star will make a close flyby of our Solar System in 1.32 million years.
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How Squeezable are Neutron Stars?
Following the Moon for Amazing May Astronomy
The May Moon Meets Venus and Mercury at dusk en route to eclipse season and more.
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Astronomers see a Rare "Double Quasar" in a Pair of Merging Galaxies
Blue Origin Will Finally Fly Passengers to the Edge of Space in July
Blue Origin has a charitable auction going and whoever makes the highest bid will win a ride to space the New Shepard rocket!
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Starlink and OneWeb Have Their First Avoidance Maneuver With Each Other's Constellations
How can White Dwarfs Produce Such Powerful Magnetic Fields?
Ingenuity Makes a one-way Trip for the First Time, Flying to a new Landing Site
NASA is Getting Serious About a Radio Telescope on the Moon
Both Uranus and Neptune Have Really Bizarre Magnetic Fields
Young Stars can Evaporate Nearby Disks Before They can Form Planets
A new Method Simulates the Universe 1000 Times Faster
It's Official, Astronaut Bill Nelson is NASA's new Administrator
Bill Nelson, a former astronaut, Senator, and longtime advocate for space, was recently sworn in as the 14th Administrator of NASA
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