Universe Today
Recreating the Extreme Forces of an Asteroid Impact in the Lab
It Should be Possible to Farm on the Moon
Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course
How are Mars Rocks Getting "Shocked" by Meteorite Impacts?
A new NASA study shows how samples obtained by Perseverance could have been shaped by asteroid impacts when Mars was young.
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"The Universe Breakers": Six Galaxies That are Too Big, Too Early
Clouds of Carbon Dust Seen When the Universe was Less Than a Billion Years Old
A new study shows that carbonaeous dust grains existed much earlier than previously thought, which has significant implications for galactic evolution.
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Dust Storms on Mars Generate Static Electricity. What Does This Do to Its Surface?
A new study shows how electrical discharges caused by Martian storms drives some major chemical processes on the planet's surface.
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Can a Venus Lander Survive Longer Than a Few Minutes?
Astronomers Find a Group of Water-rich Asteroids
Cosmic Conjunction: Jupiter Meets Venus on March 1st
The two brightest planets pass less than half a degree apart at dusk on the night of March 1st.
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Meteorites are Contaminated Quickly When They Reach Earth
A 500-Meter-Long Asteroid Flew Past Earth, and Astronomers Were Watching
All of Jupiter's Large Moons Have Auroras
New observations have revealed that all four of Jupiter's largest moons have aurorae, and they are spectacular!
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Some Elements Arrived on Earth by Surfing Supernova Shock Waves
Follow Perseverance on Its Mars Journey With This Two-Year Timelapse
If Planet 9 has Moons, Would That Help Us Find It?
Happy Presidents Day: George Washington's Hair Set to Go to Deep Space
Meteor Explodes Over English Channel, Moon Breakthrough, Dark Matter Galaxy
ESA is Building an Early Warning System for Dangerous Asteroids
Are Black Holes the Source of Dark Energy?
In a series of papers, an international team claims they've found the first observational evidence that supermassive black holes are responsible for cosmic expansion!
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