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Another Enormous Crater Found Under the Ice in Greenland
Hubble Shows off the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
New images from Hubble have shown some interesting seasonal developments on Neptune and Uranus
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There's Evidence that Mars is Still Volcanically Active
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 13, 2019 - Luciano Iess of the Cassini Radio Science Team
Want to Move to Mars? A Round-Trip Ticket Will Only Cost $100,000 According to Elon Musk
Here's a Clever idea. Build Moon Bases in Craters and then Fill them in with Lunar Regolith
A student team associated with the ESA recently developed a concept for a Moon base that would rely on lunar regolith to provide protection.
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Thanks to Gaia, We Now Know Exactly When We'll be Colliding with Andromeda
New Horizons took this shot of MU69 as it sped away from its encounter
The latest images to come from the New Horizons mission show that Ultima Thule (the first KBO to be studied up close) has an unusual shape.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 517: Fritz Zwicky and the Zwicky Transient Facility
Carnival of Space #598
New SpaceX Raptor Engine Beats the Chamber Pressure of Russia's RD-180 Engine, According to Elon Musk
Elon Musk posted the results of the Raptor engine's recent test-firing, and claims it broke an almost 20-year old record!
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This is Kepler's Final Image
Even in retirement, the Kepler space telescope is still allowing for discoveries, which include it's "last light" images and recordings.
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A Star's Outburst is Releasing Organic Molecules Trapped in the ice Around it
A new study by an international team of astronomers has discovered the presence of organic molecules in the disk of a young star.
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InSight Just Put a Windshield Over its Seismometer
Comet Y1 Iwamoto Tops Out in February
Every year produces a handful of binocular comets, and the first one for 2019 is coming right up, with a fine apparition for Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto.
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The Milky Way is Actually Warped
A new study by a team of Chinese scientists has shown that the galaxy actually has a warped, S-shape to it.
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ESA is Planning a Mission to the Smallest Spacerock Ever Visited: the Moon of an Asteroid
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 6, 2019: Dr. Natalie Hinkel and "The Hypatia Catalog"
How Big Would a Generation Ship Need to be to Keep a Crew of 500 Alive for the Journey to Another Star?
In their latest in a series of studies concerning generation ships, the team addresses how large the ship would need to be to sustain a multi-generational crew.
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Two Newly-Discovered Exoplanets are Probably the Result of a Catastrophic Collision
