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Mars Helicopter Survives its First Night on Mars is Getting Ready to Fly

By Matthew Williams - April 07, 2021 05:08 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter survived its first night on the Martian surface and is preparing for its first test flight.

Here's a Strange Rock That Perseverance Shot With its Laser

By Andy Tomaswick - April 07, 2021 11:33 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Lunar Gateway Will Maintain its Orbit With a 6 kW ion Engine

By Matthew Williams - April 06, 2021 05:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The ionic propulsion system that will allow the Lunar Gateway to orbit the Moon just got its first test, and passed with flying colors

Uranus X-Rays are Probably Reflected Sunlight, but There Could be Another Source as Well

By Andy Tomaswick - April 06, 2021 03:48 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Is Dark Matter Responsible for Extra Gamma Rays Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?

By Paul Sutter - April 05, 2021 05:22 PM UTC | Milky Way

There are new Stars Forming Near the Core of the Milky Way Despite the Harsh Environment

By Paul Sutter - April 05, 2021 09:20 AM UTC | Milky Way

Roman Telescope Could Turn up Over 100,000 Planets Through Microlensing

By Andy Tomaswick - April 04, 2021 10:59 PM UTC | Exoplanets

InSight Detects Two Significant Quakes from the Cerberus Fossae Region on Mars

By sjohnston - April 04, 2021 07:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new way to see Inside Neutron Stars

By Brian Koberlein - April 04, 2021 11:01 AM UTC | Stars

Astronomers study neutron stars using a method made famous by jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.

A Lake in a Martian Crater was Once Filled by Glacial Runoff

By Matthew Williams - April 03, 2021 05:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Using images obtained by the MRO, a team of researchers has found features on Mars that were formed billions of years ago from glacial run-off.

Interstellar Comet Borisov is so Pristine, it's Probably Never Been Close to a Star Before

By Paul Sutter - April 03, 2021 05:04 PM UTC | Stars

Satellites Have Brightened the Skies by About 10% Across the Entire Planet

By Paul Sutter - April 03, 2021 10:45 AM UTC | Observing

TESS has Found 2,200 Potential Exoplanets so far

By Andy Tomaswick - April 03, 2021 09:40 AM UTC | Exoplanets

If Astronomers see Isoprene in the Atmosphere of an Alien World, There's a Good Chance There's Life There

By Matthew Williams - April 02, 2021 06:04 PM UTC | Astrobiology

According to new research from MIT, isoprene is another biosignature we should be on the lookout for on exoplanets!

Mars Helicopter Survives its First Night on Mars is Getting Ready to Fly

Here's a Strange Rock That Perseverance Shot With its Laser

Lunar Gateway Will Maintain its Orbit With a 6 kW ion Engine

Uranus X-Rays are Probably Reflected Sunlight, but There Could be Another Source as Well

Is Dark Matter Responsible for Extra Gamma Rays Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?

There are new Stars Forming Near the Core of the Milky Way Despite the Harsh Environment

Roman Telescope Could Turn up Over 100,000 Planets Through Microlensing

InSight Detects Two Significant Quakes from the Cerberus Fossae Region on Mars

A new way to see Inside Neutron Stars

A Lake in a Martian Crater was Once Filled by Glacial Runoff

Interstellar Comet Borisov is so Pristine, it's Probably Never Been Close to a Star Before

Satellites Have Brightened the Skies by About 10% Across the Entire Planet

TESS has Found 2,200 Potential Exoplanets so far

If Astronomers see Isoprene in the Atmosphere of an Alien World, There's a Good Chance There's Life There

In a Comprehensive new Test, the EmDrive Fails to Generate any Thrust

Clear Signs of Recent Erosion on Mars

Jupiter's Great Red Spot has a Dark Secret. It Feeds on Smaller Storms

There are Ocean Currents Under the ice on Enceladus

A Billion Years From now There won't be Much Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere

The Debris Cloud From a Supernova Shows an Imprint of the Actual Explosion