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Outflows From Black Holes are Creating New Molecules Where There Should Only be Destruction
A new study from a team of astronomers from Northwestern University indicates that molecules could be born within the outflows…
The Brightest Star in the Sky, Sirius, was Hiding a Cluster of Stars. Found by Gaia
Thanks to the efforts of an amateur astronomer, the star cluster that was recently revealed by Gaia mission is now…
This was the Snowstorm Rosetta Saw When it Got 79 km Away From Comet 67P
The ESA recently released images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft when it witnessed a "snowstorm" while making a flyby of…
A New Kind of Propulsion System That Doesn’t Need Propellant. It Converts Electricity into Thrust and Vice Versa.
Long aluminum tethers attached to satellites could revolutionize satellite propulsion systems, and help eliminate space junk.
The Gaia Mission Could Moonlight as a Gravitational Wave Detector
A team of astronomers from the University of Cambridge recently showed how the Gaia mission could also help in the…
In mid-March, the Chinese Tiangong-1 Space Station is Going to Come Crashing Back Down to Earth… Somewhere
According to the latest predictions, China's Tiangong-1 space station is going to come crashing to Earth in March - but…
Gaia Looks Beyond our Galaxy to Other Islands of Stars
The latest scientific finds made from the first release of Gaia data include illuminating images of the Milky Way galaxy's…
When James Webb Finally Reaches Space, Here’s What it’ll be Hunting
In a recent announcement, the STScI announced the first targets that the James Webb Space Telescope will be studying once…
NASA Moving Ahead with Deployment of Orion Capsule and Space Launch System
NASA recently concluded a critical review of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, and is on track to…
New Study Says Enceladus has had an Internal Ocean for Billions of Years
A new study by an international team of researchers has shown that Enceladus has been producing enough energy in its…