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A Meteor may have Exploded in the Air 3,700 Years Ago, Obliterating Communities Near the Dead Sea
Building Gas Stations and McMurdo Scale Outposts on the Moon
New Gravitational Waves Detected From Four More Black Hole Mergers. Total Detections up to 11 Now
The LIGO and Virgo collaborations recently announced the detection of four more gravitational wave events, bringing the total to eleven.
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Carnival of Space #589
SpaceX Uses a Thrice-Launched Booster to Send 64 Satellites Into Space.
OSIRIS-REx has Finally Caught up with Asteroid Bennu. Let the Analysis and Sample Collection Commence!
Micrometeorite Damage Under the Microscope
A new study by a team from MIT has shed light on the physical processes that take place when tiny particles (like micrometeorites) hit a surface while traveling at high speeds.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 508: 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
Messier 73 - the NGC 6994 Star Cluster
Located in the Aquarius constellation, some 2,500 light-years from Earth, is the four star cluster known as Messier 73
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A New Atomic Clock has been Built that Would be off by Less than a Second Since the Big Bang
Prehistoric Cave Paintings Show That Ancient People Had Pretty Advanced Knowledge of Astronomy
According to a new study that examined ancient cave paintings and archaeological sites, it appears that prehistoric humans had a greater understanding of astronomy than we thought.
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Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria has been Found on the Space Station's Toilet
A 2018 Outburst From the December Andromedids?
A relatively obscure meteor shower may put on a surprise performance in early December 2018. Chances are, you've never heard of the Andromedids, though it's worth keeping an eye out for these swift-moving meteors over the next week.
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There Could be Hundreds of Interstellar Asteroids and Comets in the Solar System Right Now That we Could Study
According to a new study, there could be hundreds of identifiable objects in our Solar System like 'Oumuamua, some of which we could study in just a few years!
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Now that TESS is Operational, Astronomers Estimate it'll Find 14,000 Planets. 10 Could Be Earthlike Worlds in a Sunlike Star's Habitable Zone
We May Soon Be Able To See the First, Supergiant Stars in the Universe
We Have the Technology. Airplanes Could Spray Particles into the Atmosphere to Battle Climate Change. But Should We?
One of the Most Exciting Parts of InSight is Actually the Tiny Cubesats Tagging Along for the Ride and Their Role in the Mission
A very important, but perhaps overlooked, aspect of the InSight mission was the first-ever deployment of CubeSats (MarCO) to deep space.
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