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Closest Star Around A Black Hole Discovered

Imagine being caught in the clutches of a black hole, being whirled around at dizzying speeds and having your mass…

7 years ago

Messier 37 – the NGC 2099 Open Star Cluster

Located in the Auriga constellation, roughly 4500 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 37.

7 years ago

Next Cygnus Cargo Ship Christened the SS John Glenn to Honor First American in Orbit

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next Cygnus cargo ship launching to the International Space Station (ISS) has been christened…

7 years ago

Exploring Titan with Aerial Platforms

At NASA's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, presenters showed various concepts for exploring Saturn's moon Titan with aerial platforms.

7 years ago

Fried Egg? Flying Saucer? Nope. Just Cool New Closeups of Saturn’s Moon Pan

See Saturn's "UFO moon" like you've never seen it before.

7 years ago

Earth’s Twisted Sister: How Will We Reveal Venus’ Secrets?

Venus doesn't attract as much attention as other worlds in our Solar System and beyond. But maybe it should.

7 years ago

Comet Encke Reemerges in the Dawn Sky

Miss out on Comet 45/P Honda-Mrkos-Padadušáková last month? We'll admit, it was fairly underwhelming in binoculars... but fear not, there's…

7 years ago

SpaceX Conducts Successful Static Fire Test Permitting Post Midnight Spectacle with EchoStar 23 Comsat on March 14

SPACE VIEW PARK/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After a pair of back to back postponements presumably due to technical gremlins,…

7 years ago

Are Fast Radio Bursts Evidence Of Alien Activity?

Could Fast Radio Bursts from distant sources be artifacts of an alien propulsion system?

7 years ago

The Future of Space Colonization – Terraforming or Space Habitats?

At NASA's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, which took place last week, some interesting concepts for terraforming Mars and space…

7 years ago