Universe Today
Did an Ancient Supernova Force Humans to Walk Upright?
Now that Many Countries Have the Ability to Destroy Satellites, the US is Figuring Out Ways to Make Them More Armored
With all the advances made in anti-satellite technology, Sandia National Laboratories is seeking partnerships to develop satellites that can defend themselves
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A NASA Panel Says We Don't Need to be so Careful About Infecting Other Worlds
Time-lapse Captured from the International Space Station
How Long is a Day on Venus? Astronomers Make Their Best Measurement Yet
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Messier 93 - the NGC 2447 Open Star Cluster
Located about 3,600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Puppis is the open star cluster known as Messier 93.
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The Most Massive Galaxies Spin More Than Twice as Fast as the Milky Way
Based on new observations of super spiral galaxies, a team of scientists has found that they have massive dark matter halos that cause them to rotate much faster than our own!
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Comets and Interstellar Objects Could be Exporting Earth Life Out into the Milky Way
A new study suggests that comets and asteroids that graze Earth's atmosphere might be responsible for the spread of life throughout the Universe.
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Success! NASA Confirms the Mole is Working Again.
There's the Curiosity Rover, On the Move, Seen from Space
What Was The First Color In The Universe?
Here's the Picture We've Been Waiting for. Hubble's Photo of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
An Army of Tiny Robots Could Assemble Huge Structures in Space
A team from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) recently unveiled their prototype for a new assembler robot, which could revolutionize construction as we know it!
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NASA's New Lunar Spacesuit is Going to be a Lot More Comfortable for Astronauts
SpaceX Files a Request to Launch Another 30,000 Satellites for Starlink, on Top of the 12,000 They're Already Planning to Launch
According to recent filings, SpaceX is hoping to send an additional 30,000 Starlink satellites to orbit in the coming years.
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Some Quasars Shine With the Light of Over a Trillion Stars
Weekly Space Hangout: October 16, 2019 - Jeffrey Kargel Talks Climate Change on Earth and Beyond
NASA Engineer Has A Great Idea for a High-Speed Spacedrive. Too Bad it Violates the Laws of Physics
Planet Sizes Matter for Habitability Too.
Robotic Spiders to Explore the Moon? Yes, Please!
UK startup Spacebit is looking to democratize space with its Walking Rover mission, which will be the UK's first lunar mission and the first rover to rely on legs to get around!
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It Looks Like it's Working! NASA InSight's Mole is Making Progress Again Thanks to the Arm Scoop Hack
NASA Has a New, All-Electric Airplane
NASA's first all-electric aircraft - the X-57 Maxwell - was recently delivered to the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) for testing.
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This Dried Up Riverbed Shows that Water Once Flowed on the Surface of Mars
A Satellite Just Launched Whose Job is to Extend the Life of Geosynchronous Satellites
Lava Flows on Venus Suggest That the Planet Was Never Warm and Wet
A new study on the volcanic highlands of Venus casts doubt on whether or not the planet ever had oceans.
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This is What Moondust Looks Like When You Remove All the Oxygen. A Pile of Metal
Weekly Space Hangout: October 7, 2019 - Marina Kounkel talks Stars and How They Form
They've Got Spacesuits that Fit Now. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir Will Spacewalk on October 21st
Power Grids and Satellites Are More at Risk from Extreme Solar Storms Than We Thought
Astronomers Find 20 - Yes 20 - New Moons for Saturn
A team of astronomers led by Scott Sheppard has discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, putting it ahead of Jupiter!
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NASA is Working on Electric Airplanes
The Raw Materials for Amino Acids - Which are the Raw Materials for Life - Were Found in the Geysers Coming out of Enceladus
According to a recent study, Enceladus' plumes may contain the building blocks of amino acids, which are the building blocks of life!
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NASA is Going to Test 25 New Technologies in Upcoming Aircraft, Balloon and Sub-Orbital Rocket Flights
Astronomers Find Cyanide Gas in Interstellar Object 2I/Borisov, but Don't Panic Like it's 1910
An international team of astronomers recently obtained spectra from the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov, which confirmed the presence of cyanide gas.
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Hayabusa 2 Has Sent its Last Rover to Ryugu
Earth, Solar System, Milky Way. Are they Getting More or Less Massive Over Time?
According to a study by The Milky Way Halo Research Group, we now know how quickly the Milky Way is losing and gaining new material - which is key to understanding how it changes over time.
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Here's NASA's New Plan to Get InSight's Temperature Probe Into Mars
Juno is Afraid to Death of Jupiter's Shadow. So it Fired its Thruster for Over 10 Hours to Avoid It.
InSight Has Already Detected 21 Marsquakes
China's Lander Successfully Grew Some Cotton Plants on the Moon. Fruit Flies and Potatoes Didn't Fare So Well
Exoplanet Orbits its Star Every 18 Hours. The Quickest Hot-Jupiter Ever Found
The Next Generation Transit Survey recently discovered a hot-Jupiter with the shortest orbital period observed to date, just 18 hours!
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Nine Astronauts from Four Different Space Agencies are on the International Space Station Right Now
Weekly Space Hangout: October 2, 2019 - Geoff Notkin, President of the National Space Society
Elon Musk Shows us What's Inside the Starship
Elon Musk recently upload a video that shows that the interior of the Starship's prototype cargo bay.
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India's Crashed Lander is In This Picture, Somewhere
What Will It Take To Feed A Million People On Mars?
A Red Dwarf Star Has a Jupiter-Like Planet. So Massive it Shouldn't Exist, and Yet, There It Is
