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A Meteor Smashed Into Mars in 2005, Making this Crater
Record-Setting Space Travelers Return to Earth
Here Comes the Next Satellite Constellation. OneWeb Launches 34 Satellites on Thursday
Anti-Solar Cells Could Generate Electricity at Night
A new study proposes how thermoradiative technology could be used to make "anti-solar" cells that would work at night. Credit: SolarReserve
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This is What the World Would Look Like if the Oceans Dried Up
14% of all the Massive Stars in the Universe are Destined to Collide as Black Holes
Neutrinos Have Been Detected With Such High Energy That The Standard Model Can't Explain Them
Good-bye Spitzer. We'll Miss You But We Won't Forget You.
Weekly Space Hangout: February 5, 2020 - "More Things in the Heavens" with Dr. Michael Werner and Dr. Peter Eisenhardt
An Upcoming Mission is Going to Assemble and Manufacture a Communications Antenna and Beam in Space
A robotic payload known as SPIDER will be going to space soon to show that constructing everything from satellites to spacecraft in orbit is possible
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NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Took a Space Selfie, Capturing her Reflection in the Space Station
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Voyager 2 Went Into Fault Protection Mode, But Engineers Brought it Back Online
Destructive Super Solar Storms Hit Us Every 25 Years Or So
This is the Spot Where ESA's Schiaparelli Crashed Into Mars
The MRO's HiRISE camera recently snapped fresh images of where the ESA's Schiaparelli lander crashed on the surface of Mars in 2016.
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CHEOPS Just Opened Its Eyes to Start Studying Known Exoplanets, We Should See the First Picture in a Few Weeks
Astronomers See Space Twist Around A White Dwarf 12,000 Light Years Away
This is the Highest Resolution Image Ever Taken of the Surface of the Sun
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) recently took its first image, which happens to be the highest-resolution image of the surface of the Sun to date.
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It Looks Like James Webb's Launch Date is Going to Slip to July 2021
There's a 1 in 20 Chance That Two Dead Satellites Might Crash Tonight (Update: No Collision)
According to multiple assessments, there's a good chance two dead satellites will crash in the skies above Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, creating a serious debris problem.
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NASA is Going to Add a Commercial Module to the Space Station
Okay, this Logo Proves that Space Force Should Have Really Been Called Star Fleet
Here's What the Climate Might Look Like on Proxima Centauri B
NASA scientists have run simulations that show what the climate on Proxima b might be like, with encouraging results!
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Weekly Space Hangout: January 29, 2020 - Plumes on Enceladus with Dr. Christopher Glein
A Cubesat Deployed a De-Orbiting Tether and Now it's Losing Altitude 24 Times Faster than Before
A Television Satellite Might be About to Explode
A DirecTV satellite suffered a battery failure and now has to be de-orbited. Otherwise, it could cause a collision and explosion.
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The Brightest Supernova Ever Seen was Caused by a White Dwarf Spiraling into a Red Giant
ESA is Going to Test Two Rovers Working Together to Explore the Moon
The ESA is working on a system (TRAILER) that will allow two robots to work in tandem and explore the lunar surface.
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The Apollo 1 Fire: Excerpt from "Eight Years to the Moon"
Stalking Starlink's 'DarkSat'
By now, you've no doubt heard of (or seen) Starlink. SpaceX's mega-satellite constellation has become a permanent fixture in our skies as of late, with several routine passes on any given week. But have you seen the supposed 'black sheep' of the flock, DarkSat?
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China Releases New Pictures From the Surface of the Moon
China's Chang'e-4 mission just released a trove of data collected by the lander and rover during its year-long exploration of the far side of the Moon.
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Giant Planets Could Form Around Tiny Stars in Just a Few Thousand Years
A new study has shown how gas giants (like Proxima c) can exist around Red Dwarf suns, the most common type of star in the Universe
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OSIRIS-REx Flew 620 Meters Above its Landing Site. Confirms that it's a Boulder-Strewn Nightmare, Just Like the Rest of Bennu
A Glitch Caused Curiosity to Freeze in Place. But It's Better Now
This is Probably Sandstone Layers on Mars. Absolutely Beautiful
Finally! We get to See a View From Inside Boeing's Starliner During its First Flight
Boeing has released a highlight reel made from footage that was taken from the inside of the Starliner capsule during its recent test flight.
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Rosetta Saw the Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P
The Evidence is Leaning More and More Towards an Asteroid Ending the Dinosaurs
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Betelgeuse is Continuing to Dim! It's Down to 1.506 Magnitude
Weekly Space Hangout: January 22, 2020 - Dr. Kenneth Carpenter of HST and WFIRST
A Twilight Tryst: Venus Meets Neptune in the Dusk Sky
Curiosity Looked up and Saw Phobos During the Daytime
This image of Phobos in the sky above Mars was taken by Curiosity in 2012 and was recently refurbished by famed NASA software engineer Kevin Gill.
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China's 500-Meter FAST Radio Telescope is Now Operational
According to NASA, 2019 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record
SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Nails In-Flight Abort Test! Next Stop, the ISS!
SpaceX nailed the in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon capsule this weekend, putting them one step closer to sending astronauts to the ISS from US soil!
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More Mysterious Space Blobs Have Been Found Near the Center of the Milky Way
Scientists have found six objects near the center of our galaxy that orbit Sagittarius A. These objects appear to be a new class of object that astronomers have never before seen.
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Crew Dragon Abort Test is Scheduled for Saturday Morning
On Saturday morning, Jan. 18th, 2020, SpaceX and NASA will be conducting the in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon, bringing it one step closer to sending astronauts to the ISS.
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A Mysterious Burst of Gravitational Waves Came From a Region Near Betelgeuse. But There's Probably No Connection