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Even Though it Was Observing an Asteroid, OSIRIS-REx Accidentally Spotted a Black Hole
Another Reminder that Spaceflight is Difficult. Starship Prototype Explodes and Falls Over
SpaceX suffered another setback when its Starship prototype SN1 exploded during a loading test - similar to what happened to the last prototype.
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Here's a New Planetary Nebula for Your Collection: CVMP 1
What is the Steady State Hypothesis?
When it comes to cosmological theories, the Big Bang theory has historically had only one big contender - the Steady State Hypothesis
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What is a Generation Ship?
The concept of a Generation Ship is a time-honored one, but is it the best way to send an interstellar mission to colonize a distant planet?
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A Picture of Earth's New Temporary Moon
Riding the Wave of a Supernova to Go Interstellar
A new paper by two Harvard professors explores the idea of using supernova as a means of high-speed interstellar travel - something advanced alien species could be doing right now!
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A Commercial Satellite Just Docked with Another for the First Time, Opening Up a New Era in Orbital Maintenance
Astronomers Discover a Tiny New Temporary Moon for the Earth. Welcome to the Family 2020 CD3
Look down into a pit on Mars. The caved-in roof of a lava tube could be a good place to explore on the Red Planet
Future Astronauts Could Enjoy Fresh Vegetables From an Autonomous Orbital Greenhouse
A team from a Russian polytechnic university is working on an autonomous space module where fresh vegetables could be grown for astronauts.
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The Life of Katherine Johnson Shows that 'Hidden Figures' Are Important to History
Solar Storms Might Confuse Whale Navigation, and Make Them More Likely to Strand Themselves
Weekly Space Hangout: February 26, 2020 - Czarina Salido of Time In Cosmology is 'Taking Up Space'
Detecting Exoplanets Through Their Exoauroras
A team of scientists from the Netherlands have proposed an exciting new approach for finding exoplanets: look for signs of auroras!
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InSight has been Sensing Dust Devils Sweep Past its Landing Site
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Betelgeuse Is Brightening Again
After an usual period of dimming Betelgeuse is growing brighter. But no supernova yet.
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After a Challenging First Year on Mars, InSight Shows Us that Mars is Seismically Active
Comet Y4 Atlas in Outburst: First Good Comet for 2020?
Good news: Though we've been going through a cometary dry spell as of late, we may have our first good naked eye comet for 2020: Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS.
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A New Kind of Rocket that's Lightweight and Easier to Construct: a Rotating Detonating Engine. Unfortunately, it's Also Completely Unpredictable
A new type of engine - known as the rotating detonation engine - could revolutionize rocketry and make space exploration more cost-effective
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Who was Aristotle?
In the history of science, few scholars have as much of an enduring influence as classical philosopher Aristotle, whose theories would become canon for almost 2000 years.
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Solar Orbiter is Already Starting to Observe the Sun
The ESA's Solar Orbiter, which took to space over earlier this month, recently sent back its first batch of data to mission controllers on Earth.
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Dust Devils Have Left Dark Streaks All Over This Martian Crater
Nutrient-Poor and Energy-Starved. How Life Might Survive at the Extremes in the Solar System
How Interferometry Works, and Why it's so Powerful for Astronomy
Japan Is Sending a Lander to Phobos
SETI Researchers Release Petabytes of Data in the Search For Aliens
Breakthrough Listen, the most extensive SETI survey in history, has just made its second release of data, and its once again the biggest ever made!
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Both Stars in This Binary System Have Accretion Disks Around Them
Weekly Space Hangout: February 19, 2020 - John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic
Salt Water Might Still be Able to Collect on the Surface of Mars a Few Days a Year
A new study from the PSI indicates that around Mars' equator, salt water could form on the surface for a few days out of the year.
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ESA is Considering a Mission to Give Advanced Warnings of Solar Storms
A New Technique to Make Lighter Radiation Shielding For Spacecraft: Rust.
A new technique for creating lighter and cheaper radiation shielding involves a secret ingredient: rust!
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There Could be Meteors Traveling at a Fraction of the Speed of Light When They Hit the Atmosphere
According to a new study by a pair of Harvard astrophysicists, it is possible that meteors traveling close to the speed of light regularly rain down on Earth's atmosphere
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War of the Worlds: Watch the Moon Occult Mars Tuesday Morning
Happen to have clear skies tomorrow morning and live in the western part of the United States? Then you may have a chance to spy a unique event, as the waning crescent Moon occults (passes in front of) the planet Mars.
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Betelgeuse Is Still Dimming! And We Have the Pictures to Prove It
Beautiful Exposed Bedrock and Sand Dunes on Mars
Astronomers Simulated How the Universe Would Look Without Dark Matter
A team of European researchers recently simulated how a Universe without Dark Matter would have evolved, with surprising results!
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Mars Was Hit By a Lot of Protoplanets Early in its History, Taking Longer to Form than Previously Thought.
The Pale Blue Dot: Now New and Improved
Catch Comet T2 PanSTARRS This Spring
Ready for the next great comet? First, the bad news. there is not (as of yet), a good naked eye comet in the cards, for 2020. The good news is… there is a fine binocular comet well placed for northern hemisphere viewers: Comet C/2017 T2 PanSTARRS.
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A Rare Fast Radio Burst has been Found that Actually Repeats Every 16 Days
New Images of the "Golf Ball" Asteroid Pallas
New images of the asteroid Pallas (the clearest and most detailed to date) reveal that it looks like a "golf ball", an indication that it probably had a very violent past.
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Weekly Space Hangout: February 12, 2020 - Mapping Pulsars with Dr. Cole Miller
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Here are the First Pictures from CHEOPS
Mars 2020 Will be The Third Time That NASA Has Tried to Send a Microphone to Mars
The Mars 2020 rover, which will launch this summer, will be the third NASA mission to bring a microphone to the Red Planet.
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SpaceX is Thinking of Spinning Off Starlink and Taking it Public
SpaceX recently announced that it could be taking Starlink public, giving investors a chance to get a piece of this lucrative satellite internet company.
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The ESA's Solar Orbiter, a Mission That Will Chart the Unexplored Polar Regions of the Sun, Just Launched!
The ESA's Solar Orbiter launched earlier today on its five-year mission to study the Sun, which scientists hope will lead to a better understanding of solar weather.
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