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Messier 90 – the NGC 4569 Spiral Galaxy
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
Starship Prototype Catches Fire After a Recent Test, But Appears Undamaged
Despite the fireball that engulfed the Starshopper this past week, both the vehicle and its Draco engine appear to be…
Gaia Mission is Mapping Out the Bar at the Center of the Milky Way
The latest discovery to come from Gaia's years of observing the Milky Way is the first 3D measurements of our…
Crew Dragon Exploded Back in April Because of a Nitrogen Tetroxide Leak
SpaceX has revealed the cause of the accident that took place back in April, attributing it to a leak that…
First Ever Image of Quantum Entanglement
A research team from the University of Glasgow has, for the first time ever, captured an image of entangled photons.
NASA is Building Robots That Can Climb Rock and Ice Cliffs
Engineers at NASA JPL are busy developing next-generation robotic missions that will allow astronauts to explore harder-to-reach places in the…
Our Guide to Tuesday Night’s Partial Lunar Eclipse
Happen to be in Europe, Africa, Asia or Australia on Tuesday night with clear skies? I July weather cooperates, you'll…
Messier 89 – the NGC 4552 Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Virgo constellation, roughly 50 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 89.
Hubble Spots “Impossible” Debris Disk Around a Black Hole
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently observed a bright disk around a black hole that defies…
Researchers May Have Found the Missing Piece of Evidence that Explains the Origins of Life
A team of researchers have shown how the basic building blocks of life could have arose on a primordial Earth,…