Dust Particles in the Martian Atmosphere can Create Static Electricity, but not Enough to Endanger the Rovers

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Lightning is one of the most powerful forces in nature.  Up to 1 billion volts of electricity can flow into…

Some Earth Life Could Already Survive on Mars

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Mars’ surface is a harsh environment for life.  But life on Earth is notoriously resilient as well.  No one is…

Did Ancient Martian Life Eat Rocks For Food?

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Some lucky astronomers get to work with some of the rarest material in the world.  Real Martian meteorites are extraordinarily…

Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Neutron Star Remnant Left Behind from Supernova 1987A

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It was the brightest supernova in nearly 400 years when it lit the skies of the southern hemisphere in February…

One Type of Fast Radio Bursts… Solved?

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A new study of x-ray bursts from a local magnetar confirms the origin of a fast radio burst.

The Core Of The Milky Way Is An Extreme Place

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Astronomers always like to look at incredibly violent places.  Violence, in the astronomical sense, makes for rare conditions that can…

What a Geologist Sees When They Look at Perseverance’s Landing Site

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Geologists love fieldwork. They love getting their specialized hammers and chisels into seams in the rock, exposing unweathered surfaces and…

Titan’s Atmosphere Recreated in an Earth Laboratory

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A recent study led by IBM-Zurich has recreated what goes on in Titan's atmosphere, which could help scientists find evidence…

Our Part of the Galaxy is Packed with Binary Stars

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Binary star systems are everywhere. They make up a huge percentage of all known solar systems: from what we can…

The Space Court Foundation Presents: “Women of Color in Space”

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The Space Court Foundation has launched a new series titled Women of Color in Space! Their first interview with Ruvimbo…