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New Technique to Search for Life, Whether or not it's Similar to Earth Life

By Matthew Williams - June 06, 2021 04:05 PM UTC | Astrobiology
A new tool for measuring the complexity of molecules is able to identify those that must have formed in the presence of life, which will come in very handy for future astrobiology missions.
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Next up, Juno has Ganymede in its Sights

By sjohnston - June 06, 2021 12:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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What Would It Take To See Artificial Lights at Proxima Centauri B?

By Matthew Cimone - June 05, 2021 04:43 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

By Matthew Williams - June 04, 2021 03:44 PM UTC | Milky Way
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of our galaxy.
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Another Delay for Webb, But This Time it's Because of the Rocket, Not the Telescope

By Nancy Atkinson - June 04, 2021 02:56 PM UTC | Telescopes
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What Comes After Photographing a Black Hole's Event Horizon? Could we see the Photon Ring?

By Brian Koberlein - June 04, 2021 11:57 AM UTC | Black Holes
The Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope may reveal the dark edge of a black hole's event horizon.
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Ingenuity's 6th Flight Didn't Go So Smoothly

By Matthew Williams - June 03, 2021 04:57 PM UTC | Planetary Science
On its sixth flight, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter suffered a bit of a glitch and was forced to land. But the helicopter has still been a killer mission!
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Solar Horns at Sunrise: Our Guide to the June 10th Annular Solar Eclipse

By David Dickinson - June 03, 2021 08:31 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy
The only annular eclipse of 2021 will produce a fine annular eclipse across most of North America and Europe.
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NASA Orders Up a Double Shot of Venus Missions Amid Questions About Life

By Alan Boyle - June 02, 2021 09:18 PM UTC | Missions
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Lunar Rovers! Transform and Roll Out!

By Matthew Williams - June 02, 2021 06:25 PM UTC | Space Exploration
Japan plans to send a robotic rover to explore the surface of the Moon. Here's the kicker, it transforms!
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Nooo! Canadarm2 Hit by a Piece of Space Debris

By Nancy Atkinson - June 02, 2021 02:41 PM UTC | Space Exploration
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Long-Range Photo of Ingenuity Taken by Perseverance's SuperCam Instrument

By Ralph Crewe - May 31, 2021 06:54 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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JAXA Using Water Bottle Technology for Sample-Return Missions From the ISS

By Matthew Williams - May 31, 2021 06:32 PM UTC | Space Exploration
JAXA and the Tiger Corporation have come together to develop next-generation cooling containers that will allow for regular sample-returns from the ISS
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There Might be Volcanoes at the Bottom of Europa's sub-ice Oceans

By Matthew Williams - May 31, 2021 05:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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Zhurong is Rolling on Mars

By Matthew Williams - May 30, 2021 07:09 PM UTC | Space Exploration
China's Zhurong rover has departed from its lander and commenced science operations, and has the pictures to prove it!
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Is the Hubble constant not…Constant?

By Paul Sutter - May 30, 2021 01:24 PM UTC | Cosmology
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Teeny Tiny CubeSats Could Have Deployable Mirrors Like James Webb

By Brian Koberlein - May 30, 2021 01:19 PM UTC | Telescopes
Tiny CubeSats could give us a detailed view of Earth in real time, thanks to folding adjustable mirrors.
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Dark Energy Survey is out. 29 Papers Covering 226 Million Galaxies Across 7 Billion Light-Years of Space

By Andy Tomaswick - May 30, 2021 08:35 AM UTC | Cosmology
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Self-Driving Lunar Rovers for Astronaut Road Trips on the Moon

By Andy Tomaswick - May 30, 2021 07:29 AM UTC | Space Exploration
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Exoplanet Surveys are Leaning Towards the Possibility That our Solar System is... Normal

By Andy Tomaswick - May 30, 2021 07:05 AM UTC | Exoplanets
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