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Ice Peeks out of a Cliffside on Mars
A new Kind of Supernova has Been Discovered
A new supernova discovery shows that Wolf-Rayet stars explode after all.
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Space Flight Destroys Your Red Blood Cells
A Suctioning Sleeping bag Could Solve eye Problems in Space
NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth
NASA and HeroX just launched two exciting incentive competitions to address the challenges of astronaut waste during missions to Mars and air quality here on Earth.
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These Newly-Discovered Planets are Doomed
20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes
Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.
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Remember When Life was Found in a Martian Meteorite? Turns out, it was Just Geology
A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet
A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!
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A Star Passed too Close and Tore Out a Chunk of a Protoplanetary Disk
Look Up and Watch Asteroid 1994 PC1 Fly Past Earth This Week
This week's apparition of asteroid 1994 PC1 offers observers a chance to see a space rock moving in real time.
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Aurorae
Messier 96 - the NGC 3368 Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Leo constellation, about 31 million light-years from Earth, is the double-sparred spiral galaxy known as Messier 96.
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Black Holes
Astronomy Jargon 101: Bolide
Astronomy Jargon 101: Celestial Sphere
Tonga's Incredible Underwater Volcano Eruption Seen From Space
Astronomy Jargon 101: Cepheid Variable
"TrekTalks" Telethon Calls upon Star Trek Fandom to Meet the Needs of the Many
Nearby Supernovae Exploded Just a few Million Years Ago, Leading to a Wave of Star Formation Around the Sun
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Will do its Own, Wide-Angle Version of the Hubble Deep Field
The Gemini Constellation
Located in the northern hemisphere, there's the constellation Gemini (aka. The Twins) one of the 48 compiled by Ptolemy and one of the 88 recognized by the IAU.
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Coma
Astronomy Jargon 101: Globular Clusters
Exoplanet Found With a Highly Eccentric Orbit
Observations made by an international team of researchers has found a mini-Neptune with the most eccentric orbit of any planet observed!
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Interstellar Medium
Europa Clipper's Thermal Imaging System was Tested Here on Earth
Fast Radio Bursts can now be Tracked in Real-Time
Researchers from the University of McGill have developed a new system that will share CHIME data in real-time with observatories worldwide, helping them solve the mystery of FRBs.
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Ionosphere
China's Lander Has Detected Water on the Moon
Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova
The Milky Way's Most Recent Meal was a Galaxy it Gobbled up 8-10 Billion Years ago
The Milky Way had a sausage galaxy breakfast about 8 billion years ago
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Kirkwood Gaps
Rings in the Early Solar System Kept our Planet From Becoming a Super-Earth
A team led by Rice University has created a new model of planetary formation that answer how the Solar System is the way it is.
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Nearby Supernovae Were Essential to Life on Earth
What is the Arecibo Message?
In 1974, the famous Arecibo Message was sent into space, humanity's first and only attempt at messaging extraterrestrial intelligence.
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The Early Earth was Really Horrible for Life
SpaceX Tests its Starship-Catching Launch Tower
Now we Know why Spaceflight Affects Your Eyes
The Surface of the Moon is Electrically Charged, Which Could Allow a Hovering Robot to Explore it
A team from MIT has developed a concept for a robotic mission that would use ion beams to levitate on airless bodies like the Moon and asteroids.
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Webb's Mirror Now Fully Unfolded. Prepare to Witness the Power of This Unprecedented Space Telescope
Astronomers Discover a Totally New Kind of Nebula
A New Image Reveals Orion's Flame Nebula in Infrared
China's Rover Checks out that Weird Cube on the Moon. Surprise! It's a Rock.
Here's Why Webb Doesn't Have Cameras on Board to Livestream its Deployment
An Incredible View Into the Heart of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Why don't Green Comets Have Green Tails?
Comets with a green glow don't have green tails, and a new set of lab experiments tells us why.
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Astronomers Find the Biggest Structure in the Milky Way, a Filament of Hydrogen 1,600 Light-Years Long
An international team of astronomers spotted the largest filament of hydrogen in our galaxy, which could offer tantalizing clues about how stars are born.
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JWST Deploys its Secondary Mirror. It's a Real Telescope Now
China's Tianwen-1 Spacecraft Took a Selfie Using a Tiny, Secondary Spacecraft
