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The Polaris Dawn Crew is Back on Earth
On September 15th, 2024, the Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after spending five days in orbit. The mission was…
Metal Part 3D Printed in Space for the First Time
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has had a profound impact on the way we do business. There is…
Astronomers Have Found a Star with a Hot Jupiter and a Cold Super Jupiter in Orbit
Located in the constellation Ursa Major, roughly 300 light-years from Earth, is the Sun-like star HD 118203 (Liesma). In 2006,…
Future Gravitational Wave Observatories Could See the Earliest Black Hole Mergers in the Universe
In February 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed they made the first-ever detection of gravitational waves…
Earth’s Shadow Nicks the Moon During This Week’s Partial Lunar Eclipse
The Moon just brushes the umbral shadow of the Earth during Tuesday night's partial lunar eclipse.
Early Dark Energy Could Resolve Two of the Biggest Mysteries in Cosmology
Of all the mysteries facing astronomers and cosmologists today, the "Hubble Tension" remains persistent! This term refers to the apparent…
New Video Shows How Tiny Spacecraft Will “Swarm” Proxima Centauri
Earlier this year, NASA selected a rather interesting proposal for Phase I development as part of their NASA Innovative Advanced…
More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System
The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers have identified…
See a First-Person View of the First Private Spacewalk
On Tuesday, September 10th, at 5:23 a.m. EST (03:23 p.m. PST), the Polaris Dawn mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space…
Book Review: Is Earth Exceptional?
A new book looks at the latest scientific insights versus a key question in astronomy and space science.