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Even Calm Red Dwarf Stars Blast Their Planets with Mini-Flares, Destroying their Habitability
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week has dealt another blow to the…
Cancer Risk for a Human Mars Mission Just Got a Lot Worse
A new study by scientists from UNLV indicates that astronauts going to Mars will be at an increased risk of…
Summer Astronomy, Minimoon & Saturn Opposition 2017
There's one reason to stay up late this summer, as the planet Saturn reaches opposition this week on June 15th…
How Do We Know the Universe is Flat? Discovering the Topology of the Universe
Cosmologists tell us that the Universe is flat. It sure feels like 3-dimensions. What does this even mean, and how…
Reused SpaceX Dragon Supply Ship Arrives Space Station, Cygnus Departs, Falcon 9 Launch & Landing: Photos/Videos
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The first ever reused Dragon supply ship successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)…
We Finally Know why the Boomerang Nebula is Colder than Space Itself
New observations conducted a team of astronomers using the ALMA telescope have explained why the coldest object is so frigid!
Maybe the Aliens Aren’t Hiding, they’re Sleeping, Waiting for the Universe to Get Better
A new study by a team of researchers from the Future of Humanity Institute argues that the reason we haven't…
How Big is Saturn?
Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System, so big that you could fit Earth inside it 763…
Messier 45 – The Pleiades Cluster
Located in the Taurus Constellation, between 390 and 456 light years from Earth, is the famous and easily-visible Pleiades Constellation.
NASA is Planning to Test Pulsars as Cosmic Navigation Beacons
The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) is being deployed to the ISS, and promises to yield some impressive scientific…