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Asteroids are Dangerous, but They Might Also be the Key to Life on Earth
Astronomy Jargon 101: Event Horizon
We Finally Understand how Black Holes can Release Powerful Flares
Why are Neptune and Uranus Different Colors?
New research reveals why Uranus and Neptune are different shades of blue.
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Massive Rocky Planets Probably Don't Have big Moons
Astronomy Jargon 101: Eccentricity
New Startup Quantum Space is Planning to Build a Robotic Outpost Near the Moon
Mars Could Have Been wet for Much Longer Than Previously Believed
According to new NASA-sponsored research, Mars may have had an ocean as recent as 3 billion years ago (500 million years longer than expected).
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Simulation Predicts Where to Find 300,000 Meteorites Hidden in Antarctica
How Dark Matter Could Be Measured in the Solar System
Astronomy Jargon 101: Eclipsing Binary
The First Rogue Black Hole has Been Discovered, and it's Only 5,000 Light-Years Away
Astronomy Jargon 101: Elliptical Galaxy
The Space Shuttle was Originally Hoped to be a Fully Reusable two-Stage Rocket
A new animation shows what an alternate design for the Space Shuttle - a fully-reusable two-stage vehicle (DC-3) - would have looked like.
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A Supercomputer Gives Better Focus to Blurry Radio Images
A Tracking System is now Scanning the Entire sky Every 24 Hours Looking for Dangerous Asteroids
A Second Generation of Planets can Form Around a Dying Star
The Science -- and Fun -- Behind "Moonfall"
There are Places Where Salty Water Could Emerge Onto the Surface of Mars
Ice Cores Tell the Tale of an Incredibly Powerful Solar Storm That Hit the Earth 9,200 Years Ago
A new study shows that a major solar storm took place roughly 9,200 years ago, a time when solar activity was believed to be more "quiet."
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NASA and HeroX Want Your Ideas for How to Deal with Space Waste!
NASA and HeroX are looking for innovative ideas for what to do about the non-recyclable waste astronauts will have to deal with in space!
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NASA Details Its Plan for the End of the International Space Station in 2031
A Highly Eccentric Black Hole Merger Detected for the First Time
Recent research into a gravitational wave event has revealed new insights into black hole mergers, cosmic expansion, and the growth of supermassive black holes.
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North Korea Releases Pictures of Earth They Say Were Taken From Space
Glowing Helicopters on Mars
Tiny NEA Scout Solar Sail Mission to Chase Asteroid
NEA Scout will hitch a ride to an asteroid on the Artemis 1 Moon mission.
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Latest Hubble Image Shows the Star-Forming Chamaeleon Cloud
Finally, a Practical use for Space-Based Power Beaming. Sending Power to Satellites in Shade
Astronomers Finally Find a Second Asteroid in Earth's Trojan Belt
A Chinese Space Tug Just Grappled a Dead Satellite
China's Rover Finds That Regolith on the Moon's far-Side is Stickier Than the Near-Side
Astronomers Lined up Under an Asteroid's Shadow to Measure its Size Precisely
During a Solar Flare, Dark Voids Move Down Towards the Sun. Now We Know Why
The Big Spaceflight Stories You Should be Watching in 2022
There are so many exciting spaceflight missions and milestones in store for 2022! Here are some of the biggest stories expected for the coming year!
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It Turns out, We Have a Very Well-Behaved Star
Binary Black Holes can Unlock Another of Einstein's Predictions
Gravitational waves from merging black holes can tell us more about a gravitational dance known as spin-orbit resonance.
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Want to Know What James Webb Looks Like in Powerful Earth Telescopes? Prepare to be Underwhelmed
The Virtual Telescope Project recently provided images of the James Webb Space Telescope in the night sky.
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Astronomers Discover a Mysterious Star That Flashes Every 20 Minutes. But What is it?
An ultra-long period object might be a magnetar, but it could also be a type of object we've never seen.
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Rings Inside a Martian Crater Reveal its Ancient History
What is Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
More than a century after he first proposed it, Einstein's Theory of Relativity is still foundational to our understanding of the Universe.
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The Scientific Debate Rages on: Is there Water Under Mars' South Pole?
We Already Have the Technology to Save Earth From a "Don't Look Up" Comet or Asteroid
NASA is Already Designing Hardware for a Mars Sample Return Mission
Unistellar's Plans for Science and Astronomy in 2022
Unistellar's eVscope has proven its ability to do serious astronomy, with more to come in 2022.
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Finally, an Explanation for the Cold Spot in the Cosmic Microwave Background
A new study by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has confirmed the existence of a Supervoid, which could explain how there's a "Cold Spot" in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
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5,000 Exoplanets!
Incredible Image Shows Twin Stellar Jets Blasting Out of a Star-Forming Region
Missing Mass? Not on our Watch—Dr. Paul Sutter Explains Dark Matter
In the first episode of a new series with ArsTechnica - Edge of Knowledge - Dr. Paul Sutter explains the mysterious and elusive nature of Dark Matter!
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Webb Has Arrived Successfully at L2
A Private Mission to Scan the Cloud Tops of Venus for Evidence of Life
