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A New Search for Evidence of Technological Civilizations in the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - June 22, 2020 05:35 PM UTC | Milky Way
Scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and University of Rochester have come together (with NASA funding) to launch a new search for advanced alien life!
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Quasars are the Biggest Particle Accelerators in the Universe

By Evan Gough - June 22, 2020 05:29 PM UTC | Physics
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There are Features on Titan That Really Look Like Volcanic Craters

By Matthew Williams - June 21, 2020 05:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science
A new study supported by the Cassini mission shows how the northern polar region of Titan could still be experiencing volcanic activity.
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Planets With Large Oceans are Probably Common in the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - June 20, 2020 11:27 PM UTC | Exoplanets
A new study by a team of NASA scientists indicates that "ocean worlds," like those in our Solar System, could be very common in our Universe.
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Astronomers Estimate There Are 6 Billion Earth-Like Planets in the Milky Way

By Evan Gough - June 19, 2020 07:31 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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NASA Thinks it's Time to Return to Neptune With its Trident Mission

By Evan Gough - June 19, 2020 04:18 PM UTC | Missions
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Japanese Dark Matter Detector is Seeing a "Surprising Excess of Events"

By Brian Koberlein - June 19, 2020 03:44 PM UTC | Physics
A search for dark matter has found an extra signal in their data that could point toward proof of dark matter.
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Weekly Space Hangout: June 17, 2020 — Dana Backman, Director of NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors

By Nancy Graziano - June 18, 2020 05:33 PM UTC | Site News
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ExoMars Sees the Martian Atmosphere Glowing Green

By Matthew Williams - June 18, 2020 04:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science
ExoMars' Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) recently spotted a green glow in Mars' atmosphere, which is similar to what Earth's atmosphere experiences.
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Catch a Solstice 'Ring of Fire' Annular Solar Eclipse Over Africa and Asia This Weekend

By David Dickinson - June 18, 2020 01:09 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy
Ready for the first solar eclipse of the year? This weekend sees one of the top draw astronomical events for 2020, with an annular solar eclipse spanning eastern Africa and Southern Asia on Sunday, June 21st.
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Searching for the End of the Universe's "Dark Age"

By Matthew Williams - June 17, 2020 07:18 PM UTC | Cosmology
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Why Pulsars Are So Bright

By Evan Gough - June 17, 2020 04:22 PM UTC | Stars
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What Does it Mean to Be a Space Architect?

By Matthew Williams - June 17, 2020 01:32 PM UTC | Space Exploration
In a recent article, space architect Anastasia Prosina explores the concept of space architecture and how it will play a major role in humanity's future.
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Book Review: Atlas of Solar Eclipses 2020 to 2045

By David Dickinson - June 17, 2020 09:34 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy
Anyone who has stood in the shadow of the Moon during totality knows the thrill of a total solar eclipse. There's great new atlas for planning your next great eclipse-chasing adventure, the Atlas of Solar Eclipses 2020 to 2045 by eclipse-chaser and cartographer Michael Zeiler and Michael E. Bakich is an indispensable resource.
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Virgin Orbit's first air-launched rocket launch fails

By Andy Tomaswick - June 17, 2020 12:22 AM UTC | Space Exploration
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Pulsars Confirm One of Einstein's Best Ideas, That Freefall Really Feels Like You're Experiencing a Lack of Gravity

By Matthew Williams - June 16, 2020 08:14 PM UTC | Physics
A team of European researchers observed a pulsar with two orbiting white dwarfs to confirm Einstein's "most fortunate thought."
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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2608, Surrounded by Many Many Other Galaxies

By Evan Gough - June 16, 2020 07:14 PM UTC | Extragalactic
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Newborn Exoplanets can be Completely Stripped of Their Atmosphere by Stars

By Evan Gough - June 16, 2020 06:33 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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Spacecraft was able to measure how long neutrons last before they decay

By Paul Sutter - June 16, 2020 05:47 PM UTC | Physics
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Tiny Cubesat Detects an Exoplanet

By Matthew Williams - June 16, 2020 05:36 PM UTC | Exoplanets
A team of MIT researchers have observed a Super-Earth using a CubeSat, making it the smallest satellite to study an exoplanet.
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