Universe Today
Astronomers are Starting to Find Planets in Much Longer Orbits. Cooler, More Habitable Planets
It Looks Like There are Still Active Volcanoes on Venus
Organic Matter Could Have Delivered Earth's Water
A ring of high-energy particles surrounding a black hole suddenly disappeared
Review: Unistellar's New eVscope
There's no finder, and often no eyepiece… and 'goto' is as simple as the push of a virtual button. Welcome to the new generation of smartscopes. The new crop of telescopes promise to put the Universe and the night sky at your fingertips, or at least, on your smartphone screen.
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A Black Hole Popping Out of a Traversable Wormhole Should Give Off a Very Specific Signal in Gravitational Waves
Supercomputer Simulation Shows a Supernova 300 Days After it Explodes
They're In! The First Images From ESA's Solar Orbiter
James Webb Completes a Comprehensive Systems Test for the First Time
The James Webb Space Telescope just passed the critical Comprehensive Systems Test (CST), bringing it a step closer to its Oct. 2021 launch date!
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A Neptune-class exoplanet has been found with its atmosphere stripped away
Roman Space Telescope and SOFIA Get Their Funding Restored... Again
A Star had a Partial Supernova and Kicked Itself Into a High-Speed Journey Across the Milky Way
Mount Everest, Seen from Space!
Astronomers Do the Math to Figure Out Exactly When Johannes Vermeer Painted this, More than 350 Years Ago
What Shuts Down a Galaxy's Star Formation?
A new study finds that while black holes drive the formation of galaxies, they are also what kills them in the end.
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The Moon Might Have Formed a Little Later than Originally Believed
A new study indicates that the Moon is actually younger than we thought, and wasn't finished forming until the Earth's core was finished too.
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Curiosity Is Going To Spend Its Summer Driving Around a Dangerous Sandy Region on Mars
Supernovae shockwaves aren't spherical
Do the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Have Atmospheres?
A new study takes a hard look at the TRAPPIST-1 system to determine if its seven exoplanets could have viable atmospheres - with encouraging results!
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A Stellar Stream of Stars, Stolen from Another Galaxy
White dwarfs are a big source of carbon in the Universe
Amazing Images of Comet F3 NEOWISE From Around the World
Just. Wow. If you're like us, your space-feed has been inundated with some pretty spectacular images of Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE as of late. F3 NEOWISE broke from the pack of good binocular comets for 2020 early this month, to become one of the best northern hemisphere comets in a generation.
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Instead of Going Straight to Mars, Astronauts Should Make a Slingshot Past Venus First
More Details On NASA's VERITAS Mission, Which Could Go to Venus
15 Different Ideas for Rovers That Could Explore Venus
NASA just announced the winners of it's "Exploring Hell Challenge" with HeroX, an incentive competition designed to inspire designs for a clockwork Venus rover.
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AI Upscales Apollo Lunar Footage to 60 FPS
How Would We Do Surgery in Space?
Time-Lapse Video Reveals 10 Years of the Sun's Life Crushed into One Stellar Hour
NASA Chooses 10 Projects that Will Help it Live Off the Land... on the Moon
NASA has announced that it is investing in ten small business concepts that will allow astronauts to explore the Moon in a sustainable way.
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1 in 10 Red Giants are Covered in Spots, and They Rotate Surprisingly Quickly
Stars Like Our Sun Become Lithium Factories as They Die
Astronomers Have Mapped Out an Enormous Structure in the Universe Called the South Pole Wall
Will We See a Starship Test This Week?
Barring a further delays, the fifth Starship prototype (SN5) could be ready for a static fire and hop test by the end of this week.
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Parker Solar Probe Gives a Unique Perspective on Comet NEOWISE
Watch the Incredible Plume of Dust from Africa Cross the Entire Atlantic Ocean
This Giant Iceberg Has Been Sailing the Southern Seas for Three Years Now
NASA and HeroX are Looking to Light Up the Moon!
With a prize purse of up to $5 million, NASA and HeroX are looking for ideas on how we could provide sustainable power for astronauts exploring the Moon and Mars!
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NASA has a Pretty Big Checklist for Boeing to Fix on Starliner
Boeing need to fulfill a pretty long checklist in order to get the Starliner ready for flight, but safety is first and foremost!
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Even If We Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tomorrow, it Would Take Decades for the Earth to Start Cooling Again
That's So Metal. NASA's Psyche Mission is Now Under Construction
Now You Can Build Your Own Curiosity Rover
If Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole, We Might Be Able to See Flares When it Consumes Comets
Earth's Magnetic Field is Changing Surprisingly Quickly
The Earth's magnetic North pole has been moving awfully fast in recent years. But there's nothing to worry about.
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Why Lava Tubes Should be Our Top Exploration Priority on Other Worlds
New Zealand just got its first International Dark Sky Park
Finally! We've got a comet that's visible to the unaided eye. Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE
A Giant Galaxy Seen Lighting Up the Universe Shortly After the Big Bang
The discovery of a bright galaxy that existed 13 billion years ago is shedding light on a period known
own as the "Cosmic Dark Ages."
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That Strange Gel-Like Material Discovered by China's Lunar Rover? It's Just Rock
Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Human Skin More Protected from Space Radiation
Languages Will Change Significantly on Interstellar Flights
A pair of linguists recently did a study, which appeared in an ESA-associated journal, that discusses how interstellar travel could lead to changes in our language.
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