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Europe’s Mission to Jupiter’s Moons Just Got its First Instrument
The ESA's JUpiter Icy Moons Explore (JUICE), which will study Europa and Ganymede for evidence of life, just got its…
Mars 2020’s New Name is… “Perseverance”
NASA's Mars 2020 rover finally has a proper name - Perseverance!
XMM Newton Catches a Tiny Flare Star in Action
Sometimes, even small stars can pack a mighty punch. And in the case of a flare star, the results can…
Beyond Robotic Arms. Canada Funds Technology for Space Exploration
The Canadian Space Agency recently awarded contracts to a series of companies to develop technologies and tools to aid in…
The First Artemis Launch has Been Delayed Until Mid-to-Late 2021
To kick off the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC), NASA Assoc. Admin. Steve Jurczyk indicated that the first Artemis mission…
The Disk of the Milky Way is Warped Because it Already Collided With Another Galaxy
Using data from the second Gaia data release, a team of astronomers has demonstrated that the "warp" in our galaxy…
Magnetic Fields Around Mars InSight are 10x Stronger than Scientists Expected
Data from the first year of the InSight mission has just been released, and its revealing some unexpected things about…
Introducing Analog Sky’s 3D-Printed Giant Binoculars
Update: we're happy to announce that Analog Sky is making a special offer just for Universe Today readers for its…
Another Reminder that Spaceflight is Difficult. Starship Prototype Explodes and Falls Over
SpaceX suffered another setback when its Starship prototype SN1 exploded during a loading test - similar to what happened to…
What is the Steady State Hypothesis?
When it comes to cosmological theories, the Big Bang theory has historically had only one big contender - the Steady…