Universe Today
Two Newly-Discovered Exoplanets are Probably the Result of a Catastrophic Collision
How The Sun's Scorching Corona Stays So Hot
Elon Musk's New Plan is to Get to the Moon as Fast as Possible
With his latest update, Musk shared the first test-firing of the Raptor rocket, and indicated there would be some changes when it comes time to add them to the Starship.
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Carnival of Space #597
Astronomy Cast Ep. 516: Polar Vortices
Eta Carinae is Getting Brighter Because a Dust Cloud was Blocking our View
A new study by an international team reveals that Eta Carinae will soon be so bright that we won't be able to see its famous nebula anymore.
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Oumuamua Could be the Fragment of a Disintegrated Interstellar Comet
NASA used Curiosity's Sensors to Measure the Gravity of a Mountain on Mars
Astronomers Process Hubble's Deepest Image to get Even More Data, and Show that Some Galaxies are Twice as big as Previously Believed
Newborn Stars in the Orion Nebula Prevent Other Stars from Forming
Uh oh, a Recent Study Suggests that Dark Energy's Strength is Increasing
When Does the Sun Rise... Really?
It's strange but true... we may not fully understand one of the simplest metrics in observational astronomy: just what time does the Sun rise... really?
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Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 30, 2019: Rod Pyle talks "Space 2.0"
Crew Dragon Rolls Out to the Launch Pad. Demo-1 Flight Should Happen Shortly
One of the Oldest Earth Rocks Turned up on the Moon, of all Places
A recent study has determined that the oldest sample of Earth rock ever discovered (~4 billion years old) was actually found on the Moon.
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Carnival of Space #596
Tiny Object Found at the Edge of the Solar System for the First Time. A Kuiper Belt Object that's Only 2.6 km Across
Astronomers are Continuing to Watch the Shockwaves Expand from Supernova SN1987A, as they Crash Into the Surrounding Interstellar Medium
An international team of researchers was able to accurately measure the effect that a supernova shock wave had on the surrounding gas for the first time.
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Without the Impact that Formed the Moon, We Might Not Have Life on Earth
Here it is, the high resolution photo of MU69 we've all been waiting for.
A newly-processed image of Ultima Thule provides the highest-resolution picture of the object to date.
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