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A Globular Cluster was Completely Dismantled and Turned Into a Ring Around the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers discovered some surprising when studying a debris ring around our Milky Way: the remnants of…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” V: What is the Aestivation Hypothesis?
Is it possible that the aliens are not hiding, but sleeping and waiting for the Universe to get better?
Meteors of August: Our Guide to the 2020 Perseids
It's August and that means the Perseid meteors are inbound, starting this weekend this shower is a sure-fire bet, though…
NASA Astronauts are Back on Earth After a Successful Crew Dragon Splashdown
Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley just returned from the ISS, completing the first crewed mission from US soil in…
Finally! SpaceX Starship Prototype SN5 Flies Just Over 150 Meters Into the Air
Yesterday, SpaceX moved one step closer to sending people to the Moon and Mars when its SN5 prototype successfully made…
Some Stars Could Support as Many as 7 Habitable Planets
A new study by a team of astronomers and planetary scientists calculate that some stars could have as many as…
Perseverance Went Into Safe Mode Shortly After Launch, But it’s Fine
NASA's Perseverance rover experienced some hiccups shortly after launch, but is back on track and making its seven-month journey to…
SpaceX Just Completed a Static Fire of Starship Prototype SN5. Next Comes the Hop
SpaceX successfully completed a static fire test with its SN5, which will be followed shortly by a hop test!
Juno Captures Pictures of Ganymede for the First Time
On July 5, 2016, NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived around Jupiter, becoming the second mission in history to study the gas…
There are Natural Starshades Out There, Which Would Help Astronomers Image Exoplanets
A new study by an international team of astronomers has shown that eclipsing binary stars could act as a natural…