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When Did Mars Lose its Global Magnetic Field?

By Matthew Williams - May 07, 2020 07:08 PM UTC | Planetary Science
New research using data from MAVEN shows that Mars had a magnetic field earlier and later in its history than previously thought.
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More Pictures of Planet-Forming Disks Around Young Stars

By Evan Gough - May 07, 2020 05:48 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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A Fast Radio Burst Has Been Detected From Inside The Milky Way

By Brian Koberlein - May 07, 2020 01:39 PM UTC | Milky Way
Fast radio bursts last for such a short time that it is difficult to track down the source. Now astronomers have found one in our own back yard.
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Our Review of Stellina: a 'Smart Telescope' for 21st Century Astronomy

By David Dickinson - May 07, 2020 08:55 AM UTC | Telescopes
A new breed of smart telescopes is set to take users past these hurdles, and get them out under the night sky. We recently had a chance to put Vaonis' Stellina 'smart telescope' through its paces, and we're intrigued at the glimpse it provides at the future of observational astronomy.
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In the far future, the universe will be mostly invisible

By Paul Sutter - May 07, 2020 08:52 AM UTC | Cosmology
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New Photos From LightSail 2

By Evan Gough - May 06, 2020 07:51 PM UTC | Space Exploration
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Astronomers Can Actually See the Clouds and Weather on Brown Dwarf 6.5 Light-Years Away

By Evan Gough - May 06, 2020 07:09 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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The Atmosphere On Venus Rotates Faster than the Planet, and Now Astronomers Think They Know Why

By Evan Gough - May 06, 2020 04:46 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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Weekly Space Hangout: May 6, 2020 - Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars

By Susie Murph - May 05, 2020 09:43 PM UTC | Space Exploration
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Astronomers Find a Planet With Three Times the Mass of Jupiter

By Evan Gough - May 05, 2020 06:45 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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The Sun is less active magnetically than other stars

By Brian Koberlein - May 05, 2020 04:36 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy
While the Sun can be active, it is often quite a calm star. We now know it is unusually calm when compared to other stars.
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Worlds With Hydrogen in Their Atmospheres Could Be the Perfect Place to Search for Life

By Evan Gough - May 05, 2020 04:01 PM UTC | Astrobiology
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Want to Mine the Moon? Here's a Detailed Map of all its Minerals

By Matthew Williams - May 04, 2020 10:15 PM UTC | Space Exploration
The USGS' Astrogeology Science Center has released a complete mineral map of the Moon, which the lunar mining crowd is sure to appreciate!
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When Universities Reopen, Will Students Return?

By Paul Sutter - May 04, 2020 07:48 AM UTC | Site News
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Supermassive Black Hole Orbits an Even More Massive Black Hole, Crashing Through its Accretion Disk Every 12 Years

By Matthew Williams - May 02, 2020 07:41 PM UTC | Black Holes
Recent observations by the now-retired Spitzer mission have led to accurate predictions OJ 287, a blazar that contains a supermassive black hole orbited by another black hole.
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The Companies Taking NASA Back to the Moon in 2024: Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics

By Matthew Williams - May 01, 2020 05:04 PM UTC | Space Exploration
NASA recently announced the three companies that will be building lunar landing systems to take astronauts back to the Moon - SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics.
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Rocky Planets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars Could be the Perfect Places to Search for Life

By Evan Gough - May 01, 2020 03:11 PM UTC | Astrobiology
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NASA's Perseverance Rover is Going to Jezero Crater, Which is Looking Better and Better as a Place to Search for Evidence of Past Life on Mars

By Evan Gough - April 30, 2020 05:50 PM UTC | Astrobiology
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Could The Physical Constants Change? Possibly, But Probably Not

By Brian Koberlein - April 30, 2020 03:55 PM UTC | Physics
The laws of physics are rooted in universal physical constants. But what if these constants change over time?
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Mars Helicopter gets a Name: Ingenuity

By Nancy Atkinson - April 30, 2020 02:41 PM UTC | Missions
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