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Titan’s Lakes are Nice and Calm. The Perfect Spot for a Landing
A recent study has shown that Titan's methane lakes experience very low waves, which could make it an ideal landing…
New Horizons Team Already Finding Surprises on Next Flyby Target
While the New Horizons spacecraft was heading to Pluto, scientists from the mission used Hubble and other telescopes to try…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Dazzles Delivering ‘Epic’ Intelsat DTH TV Comsat to Orbit for America’s
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The third time proved to be the charm as SpaceX kept up a torrid 2017…
Did you Know There are X-rays Coming from Pluto? That’s Strange, What’s Causing it?
A new study by a team of astronomers has revealed that an unexpected amount of x-ray emissions coming from Pluto,…
I Wonder if it has Room Service? Here’s the Space Hotel that Won a Recent NASA Competition
A team of MIT graduate students was recently honored by NASA's RASC-AL competition for their MARINA space habitat design
How Much Stuff is in a Light Year?
Determining how much stuff is a single light year is daunting, considering how big the Milky Way is. But doing…
How Does Mercury Compare to Earth?
Mercury and Earth are a study in contrasts, with serious differences in their orbits, atmospheres, surface temperatures, and annual/diurnal cycles.…
How Far Does Light Travel in a Year?
Light travels at a speed of 299,792,458 m/s (1080 million km/h; 671 million mph), which works out to about 9,460.5…
SpaceX Targeting 3rd launch in 10 Days with ‘Epic’ Intelsat Comsat on July 5 – Watch Live
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Spectacular 4th of July fireworks are coming tonight, July 3, to the Florida Space Coast…
Messier 49 – the NGC 4472 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, and at a distance of 55.9 million light years from Earth, is Messier 49 -…