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About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far

By Matthew Williams - October 24, 2020 08:40 PM UTC | Space Policy

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.

New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication

By Brian Koberlein - October 24, 2020 05:58 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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.

Geologists Have Found the Earth's Missing Tectonic Plate

By Evan Gough - October 23, 2020 05:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomers Find the Hollowed-Out Shell of a Dwarf Galaxy that Collided With the Milky Way Billions of Years Ago

By Evan Gough - October 23, 2020 03:23 PM UTC | Milky Way

Astronomers Challenge Recent Findings About Venus. "No Statistically Significant Detection of Phosphine"

By Evan Gough - October 22, 2020 07:52 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Scientists Think They Know What Caused the Deadliest Mass Extinction in the History of the Earth

By Evan Gough - October 22, 2020 05:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Weekly Space Hangout: October 21, 2020, Dr. Jill Tarter and the Search for Technosignatures

By Nancy Graziano - October 22, 2020 03:53 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Tales of Two Fall Comets: 88P Howell and M3 ATLAS

By David Dickinson - October 22, 2020 01:18 PM UTC | Observing

Two more comets worth scouting the sky for into November 2020.

What Would a Realistic Space Battle Look Like?

By Evan Gough - October 21, 2020 06:30 PM UTC | Space Policy

The Crew of the ISS has Found the Source of the Station's Air Leak

By Matthew Williams - October 21, 2020 05:14 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The ISS crew has found the source of the elusive leak using (wait for it!) tea leaves! The hole is now patched, but a permanent fix is still needed.

We use the Transit Method to Find other Planets. Which Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could use the Transit Method to Find Earth?

By Brian Koberlein - October 21, 2020 04:38 PM UTC | Exoplanets

We have found more than 4,000 planets orbiting other stars. Life on distant worlds could find us in the same way.

The Oxygen Supply has Failed in the Russian Zvezda Module of the ISS. Don't Worry, the Astronauts aren't in Danger, but the Station is Showing its Age

By Matthew Williams - October 20, 2020 10:20 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Crews aboard the ISS are working to repair the leak, which posed no significant risk. Unfortunately, it shows that the ISS is getting on in years!

The galaxy with 99.99% dark matter isn't so mysterious any more

By Paul Sutter - October 19, 2020 03:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far

New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication

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"

Scientists Think They Know What Caused the Deadliest Mass Extinction in the History of the Earth

Weekly Space Hangout: October 21, 2020, Dr. Jill Tarter and the Search for Technosignatures

Tales of Two Fall Comets: 88P Howell and M3 ATLAS

What Would a Realistic Space Battle Look Like?

The Crew of the ISS has Found the Source of the Station's Air Leak

We use the Transit Method to Find other Planets. Which Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could use the Transit Method to Find Earth?

The Oxygen Supply has Failed in the Russian Zvezda Module of the ISS. Don't Worry, the Astronauts aren't in Danger, but the Station is Showing its Age

Success! OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu to Collect Samples

Wow, Betelgeuse Might Be 25% Closer than Previously Believed

It's still possible to detect the site of the 2017 kilonova explosion

Watch "Live" as NASA's OSIRIS-REx Nabs an Asteroid Sample

You'll Experience 200 Times More Radiation Standing on the Moon than Standing on the Earth

NASA and Seven Countries Sign the Artemis Accords for the Exploration of the Moon. Russia Declined to Participate

What's Happening with Betelgeuse? Astronomers Propose a Specialized Telescope to Watch the Star Every Night

The galaxy with 99.99% dark matter isn't so mysterious any more