Searching through archival Kepler data has revealed another exoplanet around Kepler-1649, the most Earth-like exoplanet discovered to date
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A new study led by Caltech researchers show that light can be reflected off of a black hole's disk by its powerful gravity.
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When it comes to comets, the only thing that is certain is the orbit. Though the cosmos has yet to send us a really bright comet for 2020 to keep us occupied during the ongoing worldwide pandemic and lock down, it has sent us a steady stream of descent binocular comets, including C/2017 T2 PanSTARRS, C/2019 Y1 ATLAS, and C/2019 Y4 ATLAS. And though Y4 ATLAS won't be match the "Comet of the Century" hype, another interesting binocular comet has just made its presence known over the past weekend: C/2020 F8 SWAN.
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The ESA has entered into a lucrative collaboration to help NASA get its Martian rock samples back to Earth.
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The Trump administration just signed an executive order that has given the green light to asteroid and lunar mining and other commercial ventures in space.
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In a recent report submitted to the National Space Council, NASA has detailed its plans for building a lunar base camp on the Moon that will allow for long-term stays there.
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