Universe Today
Mars has the Right Conditions for Life Just Under the Surface
We Could Detect Alien Civilizations Through Their Interstellar Quantum Communication
A new study by SETI researcher Michael Hippke suggests that we look for advanced species by trying to spot signs of quantum communications
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Smallest, Closest Black Hole Ever Discovered is Only 1,500 Light-Years Away
A red giant star may have a black hole companion that is only three solar masses in size.
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A new Technique Could use Quasars to Directly Measure the Expansion Rate of the Universe
The evolution of cosmic expansion could be measured by a new method using intensity correlation speckles.
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Animation Shows how Saturn's Rings Move at Different Speeds
Using data obtained by the Cassini probe, NASA Fellow Dr. James O'Donoghue created this stunning visual of Saturn's rings.
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A Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to Live
A new international research effort observed a massive solar flare from Proxima Centauri, which indicates (yet again) that its not a habitable system.
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Perseverance Successfully Extracts Oxygen From the Martian Atmosphere. About 10 Minutes of Breathing Time for an Astronaut
Giant Planet is Found at an Extreme Distance From its Star
Blue Origin's Latest New Shepard Flight is a Success, With Passengers Climbing on Board (and Getting off Again Before it Flew)
Blue Origin is once again feeling momentum after the latest successful flight of their New Shepard launch vehicle.
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New Horizons is Now 50 Astronomical Units Away From the Sun
Catch Comet R4 ATLAS as it Nears Earth
Time to catch comet C/2020 R4 ATLAS… while you can.
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What if Starship Didn't Do a Landing Burn at All?
Another 3D graphic artist has a proposal for Musk: to "catch" the Starship using a special launch tower, kind of like they want to do with the Super Heavy.
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One Idea to Explain Dark Matter - Ultralight Bosons - Fails the Test
A study of rotating black holes show that some spin so quickly because dark matter particles haven't slowed them down.
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Meteorites Hold Early Atmospheres From Across the Solar System
NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Astronauts on the Moon!
NASA has selected SpaceX to develop the Human Landing System (HLS) that will bring the "first woman and next man" to the Moon in 2024!
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This Is a Collapsed Pit on Mars, Not a Pimple
"You Wouldn't Believe What I Just Saw:" Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Successfully on Mars
Roman Space Telescope Will Also Find Rogue Black Holes
How Does Water go From Interstellar Clouds to Habitable Worlds?
Fermilab's Muon g-2 Experiment Finally Gives Particle Physicists a Hint of What Lies Beyond the Standard Model
The results of the first run of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab indicate that there could be physics beyond the Standard Model that we simply haven't seen yet!
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