Prototype Version of the SpaceX Starship with a Stainless Steel Skin is Under Construction
Elon Musk recently provided updates on the mini-Starship prototype that will making a test flight next year, including the fact that it will be built from a stainless steel alloy.
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A Guide to Hunting Zombie Stars
Messier 75 - the NGC 6864 Globular Cluster
Located on the other side of the galaxy, near the southern constellation of Sagittarius, is the globular cluster known as Messier 75
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Russian Cosmonaut says that the Hole in the ISS was Drilled From the Inside
According to statements from cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, the hole found in the ISS was drilled from the inside and the cause remains unknown.
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NASA's Technosignatures Report is Out. Every Way to Find Evidence of an Intelligent Civilization
NASA's final report from their Technosignature Workshop is now out and addresses all the ways in which humanity is looking for evidence of extra-terrestrial civilizations.
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Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side
Top Astronomy Events For 2019
You might've heard the news. We wrote a book this past year: The Universe Today's Ultimate Guide to Observing the Cosmos: Everything You Need to Know to Become an Amateur Astronomer. Judging from reader feedback thus far, one of the most popular parts of the book is Chapter 10, where we list the top astronomical events by year for the coming six years. True story... we picked six (2019 to 2024) to stretch out the list to touch on the April 8th, 2024 total solar eclipse.
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Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 26, 2018 The Year in Review
Astronomy Cast Ep. 510: 2018 - Year in Review
This Crater on Mars Traps the Cold, and Remains Filled With Ice, All Year Round
Just in time for the holidays, the ESO's Mars Express mission revealed a breathtaking image of a Martian crater that is ice-filled all year round.
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The Equuleus Constellation
New Research Reveals How Galaxies Stay Hot and Bothered
InSight Just Placed its Seismometer onto the Surface of Mars to Listen for Marsquakes
Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find any Evidence of it, at all
According to recently-reported results from the ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter, it appears that there may not be any methane in Mars' atmosphere.
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Even if Exoplanets Have Atmospheres With Oxygen, it Doesn't Mean There's Life There
The Saturn Nebula Kind of Looks Like the Planet in a Small Telescope, But in One of the Most Powerful Telescopes on Earth, it Looks Like This
Saturn is Losing its Rings, Fast. They Could be Gone Within 100 Million Years
According to new research based on data obtained by the Cassini probe, Saturn's rings could be gone within 100 million years.
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A Nuclear-Powered Tunneling Robot that Could Search for Life on Europa
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