Universe Today
New Simulation Shows Exactly What's Happening as Neutron Stars Merge
Room-temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time, but There's a Catch
The Youngest Stellar Disk Ever Seen, Just 500,000 Years Old
Why Does the Moon's Ryder Crater Look This Way?
ISS Crew Return Safely to Earth
After 196 days in space, some record spacewalks, several experiments, and patching an air leak, the crew of Expedition 63 made it home safely!
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What Martian Settlers Need to Know About Soil Can Teach us How to Grow Better on Earth
The Soil Health in Space experiment is now being conducted on the ISS, which could lead to sustainable farming on the Moon, Mars, and also Earth!
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This is What Perseverance's Landing Site Looked Like Billions of Years Ago. See Why it's Such a Compelling Target?
Boo! A Halloween Blue Moon
The final 'Blue Moon' of the decade rounds out October 2020.
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OSIRIS-REx Collected So Much Material, the Sample Capsule Overflowed. Time to Bring it All Home.
Astronomers are ready and waiting to detect the neutrino blast from a nearby supernova explosion like Betelgeuse
Astronomers Map Out the Raw Material for New Star Formation in the Milky Way
There's a new record for the shortest time measurement: how long it takes light to cross a hydrogen molecule
SpaceX Starship Passes Static Fire Test With Three Raptor Engines, Finally Gets Nose Cone!
The Starship is coming together, literally and figuratively! With its three Raptor engines test fired, and nosecones and fins attached, the vessel is ready for its highest hop test yet!
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The Color of Habitable Worlds
Mixing Science and Art, One Painting at a Time
About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far
A new analysis indicates that 3% of Starlink satellites have failed since they were launched to orbit, which could mean an increased risk of collisions down the road.
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New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication
As we explore the solar system, we'll need an interplanetary communication network that can keep up. A new receiver might be up for the job.
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Geologists Have Found the Earth's Missing Tectonic Plate
Astronomers Find the Hollowed-Out Shell of a Dwarf Galaxy that Collided With the Milky Way Billions of Years Ago
Astronomers Challenge Recent Findings About Venus. "No Statistically Significant Detection of Phosphine"
