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Astronomy Cast Ep. 481: Rockets pt. 3 - Going Faster, Higher, Farther after Fairing Separation
Saturn Photobombs a Picture of the Martian Moon Phobos
While taking pictures of the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, the Mars Express probe also captures pictures of Saturn in the background
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Book Review: Inventing a Space Mission
The Biggest Airplane Taxis Down the Runway, By 2020 it Could Be Launching Rockets
In preparation for its maiden flight, StratoLaunch's Roc aircraft - the largest aircraft in the world - recently conducted its second successful taxi test
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Did the Milky Way Steal These Stars or Kick Them Out of the Galaxy?
A new study by an international team of astronomers has determined that stars in the Milky Way's halo actually formed in our galaxy and were then kicked out
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Space Catapult Startup SpinLaunch has Come Out of Stealth Mode. Space catapults? Yes Please
Reclusive SpinLaunch founder Jonathon Yaney recently broke his silence about his vision to reduce the costs of space exploration by developing a space catapult
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Bacteria Surviving On Musk's Tesla Are Either A Bio-threat Or A Backup Copy Of Life On Earth
Is Musk's Tesla Roadster in space a biological threat to life on other worlds, a back-up for life on Earth, or a harmless bauble?
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Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 28, 2018: Will Kalif's "See It With A Small Telescope"
Amazing High Resolution Image of the Core of the Milky Way, a Region with Surprisingly Low Star Formation Compared to Other Galaxies
An international team of astronomers recently conducted a study of the Milky Way center to determine why it has a comparatively low rate of star formation.
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Proxima Centauri Just Released a Deadly Flare, so it's Probably not a Great Place for Habitable Planets
A new study recorded a massive flare coming from Proxima Centauri, a finding which casts doubt on it having any habitable planets.
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Carnival of Space #550
Precise New Measurements From Hubble Confirm the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe. Still no Idea Why it's Happening
A new survey performed by the SHoES team using Hubble has confirmed that the Universe is in an accelerated rate of expansion.
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22 Years Of The Sun From Soho
SOHO is celebrating a huge milestone, and one it was never intended to meet: it has now observed one complete, 22-year cycle in the life of the Sun.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 480: Rockets pt. 2 - Multi-stage Boosters
Venus Returns to the Dusk Sky
Where have all the planets gone? The end of February 2018 sees the three naked eye outer planets – Mars, Jupiter and Saturn-- hiding in the dawn. It takes an extra effort to brave the chill of a February morning, for sure. The good news is, the two inner planets – Mercury and Venus – begin favorable dusk apparitions this week, putting on a fine sunset showing in March.
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Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space
The microgravity in space makes astronauts' spines to elongate, causing back pain. A new SkinSuit being developed by the European Space Agency gives astronauts some relief.
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This was Exactly Where Cassini Crashed into Saturn
NASA has released a mosaic image that shows exactly where the Cassini probe would crash into Saturn's atmosphere, mere hours before it did!
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Wow, Indonesia's Mount Sinabung is Making a Mess. Here's the View From Space!
The Eruption of Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, was recently photographed from space by satellites belonging to NASA's Earth Observatory
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Spacecraft Shields Will Need to be Tough. Here's an Aluminum Bullet Shattering a Shield at 7 km/s
A team of ESA researchers recently tested a new type of shielding by firing an aluminum bullet at it and filming the results.
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Maybe There's no Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies?
A recent study by an international team of scientists has indicated that there may be no connection between SMBHs and star formation in a galaxy.
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SpaceX Launches the First of Thousands of Space Internet Satellites, but Didn't Quite Catch the Fairing
After a few delays, SpaceX launched the first of its planned constellation of internet satellites, but failed to recover the fairings from the rocket.
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Here's How SpaceX is Planning to Recover Rocket Fairings: a Boat With a Net Called Mr. Steven
In their latest attempt to reduce the costs of individual launches, SpaceX is looking to make their rockets payload fairings reusable.
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Astronomers Find The Most Distant Supernova Ever: 10.5 Billion Light-Years Away
Astronomers with the Dark Energy Survey have discovered the most distant and ancient supernova yet: a rare Super Luminous Supernova about 10.5 billion light years away.
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Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 21, 2018: Dr. Jessie Christiansen and "Exoplanet Explorers"
Some of The Last Glaciers in The Tropics. They'll be Gone in About a Decade
Images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show how ice loss in the tropics is advancing, and how glaciers there will be gone within a decade.
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OSIRIS-REx Sends Home an Image of the Earth and Moon
The OSIRIS-REx mission once again provided a beautiful composite image of the Earth-Moon system, showing just how far it has ventured from Earth.
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How Badly Will Humanity Freak Out if We Discover Alien Life?
Scientists at Arizona State University wanted to find out what peoples' reactions would be to the announcement of the discovery of alien life. The result? We're mostly looking forward to it.
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Russia and China Are Working on Space and Counterspace Weapons
According to the Department of National Intelligence's (DNI) 2018 report, China and Russia could be developing technologies that will give them an edge in space.
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Astronomers Observe the Rotating Accretion Disk Around the Supermassive Black Hole in M77
A team of Japanese astronomers conducted the first detailed observation of a dust and gas torus surrounding a supermassive black hole.
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Opportunity Just Saw its 5,000th Sunrise on Mars
The Opportunity rover just experienced its 5000th sunrise on Mars and is still revealing things about the Martian surface.
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Neptune's Huge Storm Is Shrinking Away In New Images From Hubble
Hubble images track the demise of an enormous storm in Neptune's atmosphere. Rather that expiring in a flash of atmospheric glory, the storm is slowly just fading away.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 479: Rockets pt. 1 - What Does "Single Stage To Orbit" Really Mean?
Carnival of Space #549
It Turns Out, Andromeda is Younger Than Earth... Sort Of
According to a recent study by a French-Chinese collaboration, the Andromeda galaxy (as we know it) is younger than we thought!
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Astrophotographer Captures Musk's Tesla Roadster Moving Through Space
An award-winning astrophotographer in California has captured images of the Tesla Roadster and its driver "Starman" speeding through space.
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Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua Had a Violent Past
According to the latest study by a team that has been observing 'Oumuamua since it was first discovered, this interstellar asteroid had a violent past!
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What are the Chances Musk's Space Tesla is Going to Crash Into Venus or Earth?
According to a new study, there is a slim chance that Musk's Roadster (and Spaceman) could collide with Earth or Venus is a few eons.
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Witness The Power Of A Fully Operational ESPRESSO Instrument. Four Telescopes Acting As One
The ESO's ESPRESSO instrument is getting all four of the telescopes at the Very Large Telescope to play nicely together, and the results will excite even the most discovery-weary space fan.
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Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 14, 2018: Joe Pappalardo's "Spaceport Earth"
Mars 2020 Rover is Going to be Taking a Chunk of Mars Back to... Mars?
When the Mars 2020 arrives on the surface of the Red Planet, it will be carrying a piece of a Martian meteorite with it
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New Horizons Just Took a Record Breaking Image. No Camera Has Ever Taken a Picture From This Far From Earth
This past December, the New Horizons probe took a series of pictures from the Kuiper Belt, thus breaking the record for the most distant images ever taken!
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Carnival of Space #548
Messier 66 - the NGC 3627 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy
Located in the direction of the Leo constellation, about 36 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known as Messier 66
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If We Receive a Message From Aliens, Should We Delete it Without Reading it?
A new study considers how messages from extra-terrestrial civilizations could pose an existential threat, and what humanity should do about it.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 478: Apollo 8 with Paul Hildebrandt
Researchers Just Scanned 14 Worlds From the Kepler Mission for "Technosignatures", Evidence of Advanced Civilizations
In the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a team of astronomers recently searched through the Kepler field to look for signatures of technologically-advanced civilizations.
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Carnival of Space #547
The Solar System Probably has Thousands of Captured Interstellar Asteroids
According to a new study by a team of Harvard researchers, there could be thousands of interstellar asteroids like 'Oumuamua in the Solar System, which has implications for the spread of life.
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Weekly Space Hangout - Feb 7, 2018: Weekly News Roundup
