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Messier 53 – the NGC 5024 Globular Cluster
Located 58,000 light from years, in the northern constellation Coma Berenices, is the globular cluster known as Messier 53.
Musk Says Maiden Falcon Heavy to Launch in November, Acknowledges High Risk and Releases New Animation
Before the year is out, the long awaited debut launch of the triple barreled Falcon Heavy rocket may at last…
NASA Voyager Probes Still Going Strong After 40 Years
The Voyager probes, humanity's longest-running and farthest-reaching missions, are celebrating their 40th anniversaries this summer!
Bad News For Proxima b: An Earth-Like Atmosphere Might Not Survive There
A new study led by researchers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center indicates that Proxima b would be likely to…
Need a Job? NASA is Looking for a New Planetary Protection Officer
NASA recently announced that it is looking for a new Planetary Protection Officer, a position which is growing in importance,…
Kepler Spots the First Exomoon Candidate 4000 Light Years From Earth
Relying on Kepler data, a recent study led by researchers from the University of Columbia has turned up the first…
A Partial Lunar Eclipse Ushers in Eclipse Season
Live on the wrong continent to witness the August 21st total solar eclipse? Well... celestial mechanics has a little consolation…
Physicists Take Big Step Towards Quantum Computing and Encryption with new Experiment
An team of German researchers recently conducted an experiment that has once again proven that quantum entanglement is possible
Impending Asteroid Flyby Will be a Chance to Test NASA’s Planetary Defense Network!
This October, an asteroid will pass Earth by, thus giving NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) a chance to test…
NASA Detects More Chemicals on Titan that are Essential to Life
A recent study by a team of NASA researchers had detected that a chemical thought to be essential to life…