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Ceres Probably Formed Farther out in the Solar System and Migrated Inward
China has a new Human Lunar Space Program, With Plans for Landers, Orbiters, Rovers, and a Lunar Base
In a recent interview, an engineer associated with the Chinese space agency confirmed that China has established a Crewed Lunar Program.
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No, This Isn't a Doorway on Mars
Congressional UFO Hearing Brings a Few Answers and More Questions
Carbon-12 is an Essential Building Block for Life and Scientists Have Finally Figured Out How it Forms in Stars
Merging Supermassive Black Holes Gives us a New Way to Measure the Universe
A team of astronomers from Columbia University has found a new way to probe the depths of merging black holes, which could lead to a new understanding of physics!
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Did a 5th Giant Planet Mess up the Orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
Astronomers Find a Star That Contains 65 Different Elements
Scouring Through old Hubble Images Turned up 1,000 new Asteroids
Engineers Design an Electrical Microgrid for a Lunar Base
Sandia National Laboratories is developing microgrid technology that will power the Artemis Base Camp and operations on the Moon!
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Cosmic Rays can Help Keep the World's Clocks in Sync
A CubeSat is Flying to the Moon to Make Sure Lunar Gateway's Orbit is Actually Stable
To validate the Lunar Gateway's orbit around the lunar poles (a halo orbit), NASA is sending the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon!
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What's the Right Depth to Search for Life on Icy Worlds?
Astronomers Finally Catch a Nova Detonating on a White Dwarf as it's Happening
This is it! Meet the Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
The Event Horizon Telescope has just released the first images of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy!
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We've Now Seen Planet-Forming Disks Around Hundreds of Young Stars. What Do They Tell Us?
Our Complete Guide to This Weekend's Total Lunar Eclipse
Don't miss one of the top astronomical events for 2022: Sunday night's total lunar eclipse.
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InSight Just Detected a Record-breaking Marsquake: Magnitude 5!
'The Clocks are Telling Lies:' A New Book from Universe Today Writer Scott Alan Johnston
Martian Dust is Starting to Darken Ingenuity's Solar Panels
