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Massive Photons Could Explain Dark Matter, But Don't
Pluto and Charon Don't Have Enough Small Craters
The New Horizons team just shared new findings about the lack of small craters on Pluto and Charon's surface, which reveal things about the Kuiper Belt.
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It Took 10 Years to Confirm the First Planet Ever Found by Kepler
Ho-Hum. More Boring Success for SpaceX as Crew Dragon Splashes Down
This is an Actual Photograph of the Shock Waves from Supersonic Jets Interacting with Each Other
Weekly Space Hangout: Mar 06, 2019 - Dr. Jeff Morgenthaler of the Planetary Science Institute
You're in This Picture. It's a Selfie Taken by SpaceIL's Beresheet Lunar Lander on its Way to the Moon
Gamma Ray Telescopes could Detect Starships Powered by Black Hole
A new study has proposed ways to search for advanced alien life by looking for the gamma rays produced by a black hole spacecraft
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Sorry Hollywood, it's Going to Take a Lot More to Destroy an Asteroid
A new study from John Hopkins University has shown that blowing up asteroids might be harder than we thought.
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InSight's Rock-hammer is About Half a Meter Down and has Already Run into Rocks.
Astronomy Cast Ep. 520: Transients: What They Are and Why They Matter Part 2
Carnival of Space #601
Hayabusa2 Left a Dark Spot Where it Touched Down on Ryugu. Engineers Aren't Sure Why
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Ryugu, which mission controllers noticed after the spacecraft touched down on the surface and left a dark patch behind.
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Another Milestone for SpaceX as Crew Dragon Docks with ISS
Astronomers are Using NASA's Deep Space Network to Hunt for Magnetars
Complex Life Might Require a Very Narrow Habitable Zone
A new study has placed new constraints on the emergence of complex life, which effectively narrows what what we would consider to be a star's "habitable zone"
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Curiosity Crashed, but it's Working Fine Again. NASA Won't Have to Send Astronauts to Turn it off and Back on Again.
A few weeks after Curiosity suffered a glitch that put it in safe mode, the rover is once again operating normally.
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More Evidence that Planet 9 is Really Out There
The Record for the Most Distant Object in the Solar System has been Shattered. Introducing FarFarOut at 140 Astronomical Units
Virgin Galactic Sends Three People to the Edge of Space. Flights with Paying Customers Around the Corner Now
NASA has Cleared Crew Dragon to Fly. Demo-1 Launches on March 2
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 27, 2019 - Dr. Ellen Stofan, Director of the National Air and Space Museum
Carnival of Space #600
Massive Volcanic Eruptions 66 Million Years Ago Happened Almost Exactly When the Dinosaurs Died Off
Messier 79 - the NGC 1904 Globular Cluster
Located 42,000 light-years from Earth is the globular cluster known as Messier 79, which may have originated outside of our galaxy.
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The Latest Images of Ultima Thule are in, and they are the Sharpest Yet!
The latest images taken by New Horizons of Ultima Thule are the most detailed to date, and are providing new clues about the objects origin and evolution.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 519: Transients: What They Are and Why They Matter
X-rays Might be a Better Way to Communicate in Space
In the coming years, NASA plans to test x-ray technology aboard the ISS as a way of creating more robust communication systems.
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Meet WFIRST, The Space Telescope with the Power of 100 Hubbles
Say Hello to Hippocamp! The New Moon Discovered at Neptune, Which Could Have Broken off from the Larger Moon Proteus
The Oldest and Coldest White Dwarf Ever Found has Bizarre Dust Rings Around it
A citizen scientist recently discovered a white dwarf star that has multiple dust rings, a finding which could force a rethink of how planetary systems evolve.
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Shout Out to Japan! Their Hayabusa2 Spacecraft has Collected its First Samples from Asteroid Ryugu
Signs that Ancient Rivers Flowed Across the Surface of Mars, Billions of Years Ago
Antarctica is About to Unleash an Iceberg Twice the Size of New York City
Japan's Hayabusa2 is About to Shoot Up the Surface of Ryugu with Tiny Impactors so they can Collect a Sample
Did You Know the Earth's Atmosphere Extends Beyond the Orbit of the Moon?
Gateway Foundation Shows off Their Plans for an Enormous Rotating Space Station
The Gateway Foundation is looking to build a rotating space station in orbit. And thanks to Elon Musk and his plans for the BFR, it might just be affordable!
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This is a Dust Devil... on Mars
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 20, 2019 - Dr. Emily Holt talks Archaeology and Ancient Astronomy
This Star Has Been Going Nova Every Year, for Millions of Years
Messier 78 - the NGC 2068 Reflection Nebula
Located in the Orion Constellation, roughly 13,500 light years from Earth, is the bright reflection nebula known as Messier 78.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 518: When the Universe tried to Declare War
Carnival of Space #599
British Satellite Tests its Space Junk Harpoon
The RemoveDebris spacecraft recently tested out its harpoon, one of the tools it will use to remove space debris from Earth's orbit.
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Land Heavier Payloads on Mars. Aim for the Ground and Then Pull up at the Last Moment
A team of researchers has devised a new strategy for landing heavier craft on Mars, which could allow for crewed missions to the Red Planet.
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Mars One, the Plan to Make a Reality Show on Mars, is Bankrupt
According to multiple sources, Mars One - the organization intent on crowdsourcing the colonization of Mars - is apparently bankrupt.
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InSight has Placed its Heat Probe on the Martian Surface. The Next Step is to Jackhammer Down 5 Meters and Hope it Doesn't Encounter a Large Rock
Another Enormous Crater Found Under the Ice in Greenland
Hubble Shows off the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
New images from Hubble have shown some interesting seasonal developments on Neptune and Uranus
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There's Evidence that Mars is Still Volcanically Active
