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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…
Astronauts Come Back to Earth on August 2nd, Completing the Full Crew Dragon Test
On Sunday, August 2nd, astronauts Bog and Doug will return from the ISS, thus completing NASA's first crewed mission from…
The Moon is an Ideal Spot for a Gravitational Wave Observatory
A prestigious pair of astronomers have published a paper recommending that a gravitational wave observatory be built on the far…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” III: What is the Great Filter?
In 1996, economist/futurist Robin Hanson proposed a possible resolution to the Fermi Paradox: there's a "Great Filter" that prevents intelligent…
Review: Unistellar’s New eVscope
There’s no finder, and often no eyepiece… and ‘goto’ is as simple as the push of a virtual button. Welcome…
James Webb Completes a Comprehensive Systems Test for the First Time
The James Webb Space Telescope just passed the critical Comprehensive Systems Test (CST), bringing it a step closer to its…
Roman Space Telescope and SOFIA Get Their Funding Restored… Again
In May of 2020, NASA made the decision to give the next-generation Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) a proper…
The Moon Might Have Formed a Little Later than Originally Believed
A new study indicates that the Moon is actually younger than we thought, and wasn't finished forming until the Earth's…
Do the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Have Atmospheres?
A new study takes a hard look at the TRAPPIST-1 system to determine if its seven exoplanets could have viable…
Perseverance Has Been Put Inside its Atlas V Rocket
NASA's Perseverance rover and elements of the Mars 2020 mission were recently loaded aboard the rocket that will take it…