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Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side
Top Astronomy Events For 2019
You might've heard the news. We wrote a book this past year: The Universe Today's Ultimate Guide to Observing the Cosmos: Everything You Need to Know to Become an Amateur Astronomer. Judging from reader feedback thus far, one of the most popular parts of the book is Chapter 10, where we list the top astronomical events by year for the coming six years. True story... we picked six (2019 to 2024) to stretch out the list to touch on the April 8th, 2024 total solar eclipse.
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Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 26, 2018 The Year in Review
Astronomy Cast Ep. 510: 2018 - Year in Review
This Crater on Mars Traps the Cold, and Remains Filled With Ice, All Year Round
Just in time for the holidays, the ESO's Mars Express mission revealed a breathtaking image of a Martian crater that is ice-filled all year round.
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The Equuleus Constellation
New Research Reveals How Galaxies Stay Hot and Bothered
InSight Just Placed its Seismometer onto the Surface of Mars to Listen for Marsquakes
Remember the Discovery of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere? Now Scientists Can't Find any Evidence of it, at all
According to recently-reported results from the ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter, it appears that there may not be any methane in Mars' atmosphere.
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Even if Exoplanets Have Atmospheres With Oxygen, it Doesn't Mean There's Life There
The Saturn Nebula Kind of Looks Like the Planet in a Small Telescope, But in One of the Most Powerful Telescopes on Earth, it Looks Like This
Saturn is Losing its Rings, Fast. They Could be Gone Within 100 Million Years
According to new research based on data obtained by the Cassini probe, Saturn's rings could be gone within 100 million years.
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A Nuclear-Powered Tunneling Robot that Could Search for Life on Europa
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Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 19, 2018: News Roundup
Did You Know that the Earth Loses Several Hundred Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day?
Messier 74 - the NGC 628 Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Pisces constellation, roughly 30 million light years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as Messier 74 (aka. the "Phantom Galaxy").
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Here are 20 Protoplanetary Disks, With Newly Forming Planets Carving Out Gaps in the Gas and Dust
A new survey by an ALMA collaboration has resulted in stunning images of 20 nearby protoplanetary disks, which shows the process of planet formation as it happens.
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Here's the First Image of the Sun from the Parker Solar Probe
Rosetta Flew Through the Bow Shock of Comet 67P Several Times During its Mission
According to a new analysis of Rosetta data, the orbiter passed through the bow shock of Comet 67/P several times during its mission.
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Of Course You'll Want to See InSight's First Selfie.
You're Looking at an Actual Image of a White Dwarf Feeding on Material from a Larger Red Giant, 650 Light Years from Earth.
Exactly How We Would Send our First Laser-Powered Probe to Alpha Centauri
In a recent study, an international team of scientists present their concept for a lightsail and spacecraft that could make the journey to the nearest star in about 100 years.
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There's a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth. Hundreds of Times More Mass than All of Humanity
Every Few Hours There's a Flash of Light Coming From the Moon. Another Impact.
The ESA's NELIOTA project is busy monitoring the dark side of the Moon for impact flashes, which could tell us more about the risk of asteroids hitting Earth.
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A Supernova 2.6 Million Years Ago Could Have Wiped Out the Ocean's Large Animals
Finally! Voyager 2 is Now in Interstellar Space
The Voyager 2 recently crossed the outer boundary of the heliosphere, where it joins the Voyager 1 spacecraft in interstellar space
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Get Ready for the 2018 Geminid Meteors
When it comes to meteor showers, the calendar year always seems to save the best for last. We're referring to the Geminid meteor shower, one of the sure fire bets for dependable meteor showers. In fact, in recent years, the Geminids have been upstaging that other yearly favorite: the August Geminids.
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InSight Uses its Seismometer to "Hear" the Sound of Wind on Mars
The InSight lander recently used two its instruments to record vibrations caused by Martian wind, effectively capturing what it sounds like on the surface of Mars.
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OSIRIS-REx Has Already Found Water on Bennu
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A Rapid Rise in Temperature Led to the Worst Extinction in our Planet's History
Astronomy Cast Ep. 509: Fiction to Fact: 3D Printers
Mercury-Bound BepiColombo is About to Start Using the Most Powerful Ion Engines Ever Sent to Space
The Draco Constellation
Located in the northern hemisphere, between the two "dippers", is the Draco constellation - one of the 48 compiled by Ptolemy and one of the 88 recognized by the IAU.
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InSight's Robot Arm is Ready to go to Work
Astronomers Count all the Photons in the Universe. Spoiler Alert: 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Photons
Ice loss in Greenland is Accelerating
On the Astronomy Trail in Nebraska
Most of us think of distant sites such as Death Valley, the Kalahari Desert or the Canary Islands when it comes to dark skies. And while it's true that many observers are now traveling farther and farther away from home in search of truly dark skies, that trip need not be as far as you think.
We had the opportunity to visit one such often overlooked dark sky gem: the state of Nebraska
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New SPECULOOS Telescope Sees First Light. Soon it'll be Seeing Habitable Planets Around Ultra-Cool Stars
Good News: a SpaceX Cargo Resupply is Off to the Space Station. Bad News: Failed Hydraulics in the Grid Fins Caused the First Stage Booster to Crash Into the Ocean
SpaceX's sixteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-16) successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft to orbit, but the first stage didn't quite stick the landing.
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The Large Hadron Collider has been Shut Down, and Will Stay Down for Two Years While they Perform Major Upgrades
Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 05, 2018: Dr. Pamela Gay talks CosmoQuest Hangoutathon!
A Meteor may have Exploded in the Air 3,700 Years Ago, Obliterating Communities Near the Dead Sea
Building Gas Stations and McMurdo Scale Outposts on the Moon
New Gravitational Waves Detected From Four More Black Hole Mergers. Total Detections up to 11 Now
The LIGO and Virgo collaborations recently announced the detection of four more gravitational wave events, bringing the total to eleven.
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SpaceX Uses a Thrice-Launched Booster to Send 64 Satellites Into Space.
OSIRIS-REx has Finally Caught up with Asteroid Bennu. Let the Analysis and Sample Collection Commence!
Micrometeorite Damage Under the Microscope
A new study by a team from MIT has shed light on the physical processes that take place when tiny particles (like micrometeorites) hit a surface while traveling at high speeds.
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