This is a Photo of Neptune, From the Ground! ESO's New Adaptive Optics Makes Ground Telescopes Ignore the Earth's Atmosphere
Using advanced adaptive optics, the ESO's Very Large Telescope was able to capture pictures of Neptune, star clusters and other objects with even greater clarity than Hubble
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This Stunning Photo Shows the Martian Dust Storm as it was Just Getting Going
The ESA recently released stunning photos of a Martian storm front, which were acquired by the Mars Express orbiter in April of 2018.
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Twelve New Moons Discovered Around Jupiter, and One of Them is Pretty Odd!
A new study led by Scott S. Sheppard has discovered 12 more moons around Jupiter, which could scientists a great deal about the history of the Solar System.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will Inspect the Atmospheres of Distant Gas Giants
When the James Webb Space Telescope is deployed, it will study and characterize the atmospheres of gas giants, with the eventual goal of focusing on potentially-habitable exoplanets.
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Enter the Red Planet: Our Guide to Mars Opposition 2018
Have you been checking out Mars this season? Mars reaches opposition on July 27th at 5:00 Universal Time (UT) shining at magnitude -2.8 and appearing 24.3" across—nearly as large as it can appear, and the largest since the historic opposition of 2003. We won't have an opposition this favorable again until September 15th, 2035.
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NASA's Juno Mission Spots Another Possible Volcano on Jupiter's Moon Io
Using data from the Juno spacecraft, a team of scientists found a heat source on Io that could be a previously-undiscovered volcano.
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How Fast is the Universe Expanding? Hubble and Gaia Team Up to Conduct the Most Accurate Measurements to Date
A new study used data from both Hubble and Gaia in order to obtain the most precise measurements of cosmic expansion to date.
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NASA Simulation Shows How Europa's "Fossil Ocean" Rises to the Surface Over Time
A new study by a team from NASA JPL has shown how Europa's interior ocean rises to the surface slowly over time, creating "fossil material" on the surface.
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Juno Data Shows that Some of Jupiter's Moons are Leaving "Footprints" in its Aurorae
According to a recent study by an international team of researchers, Jupiter's moons of Io and Ganymede leave "footprints" in the planets powerful aurorae.
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Cassini's "Grande Finale" Earns an Emmy Nomination!
In recognition of their efforts to communicate the importance of the Cassini mission, NASA's JPL recently received an Emmy nomination for their Cassini Grande Finale campaign.
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New Research Raises Hopes for Finding Life on Mars, Pluto and Icy Moons
A new research study conducted by an international team of researchers indicates that life can survive in a variety of cold and briny environments.
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Kepler Mission Placed in Hibernation to Download Data Before its Last Campaign
The Kepler mission has been put into hibernation prior to downloading data from its 18th campaign and commencing its last.
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Carnival of Space #569
A Partial Solar Eclipse Down Under
Eclipse season in nigh... though most of us won't notice. The second eclipse season for 2018 commences with the arrival of New Moon and Brown Lunation number 1182 at 3:01 Universal Time on Friday, July 13th, 2018. This eclipse is a shallow partial, just skimming the southern hemisphere of the Earth between the Australian and Antarctic continents.
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NASA is Looking for New Ways to Deal With Trash on Deep Space Missions
NASA is currently partnering with companies to develop technologies for dealing with garbage during long-duration space flights.
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New Insights Into What Might Have Smashed Uranus Over Onto its Side
A new study by a team of NASA-supported researchers has shown how a giant impact could explain all of Uranus' mysteries.
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Instead of Building Single Monster Scopes like James Webb, What About Swarms of Space Telescopes Working Together?
Looking to the next-generation of telescopes, a pair of astrophysicists propose using swarm robots to conduct observations instead of relying on increasingly large and complex arrays.
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What Would a Camera on a Breakthrough Starshot Spacecraft See if it's Going at High Velocity?
In a recent study, a pair of astrophysicists suggest that Breakthrough Starshot could also test Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity while traveling to Alpha Centauri.
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