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Unfortunately, There are Other Viable Explanations for the Subsurface Lakes on Mars
A fresh examination of the data obtained by the Mars Express mission has shown that there may not be lakes…
Bad News, Life Probably can’t Exist on Venus. Good News, it Could be in Jupiter’s Clouds
A new NASA-supported study by an international team of researchers has determined that life is more likely to exist in…
NASA Continues to Try and Rescue Failing Hubble
The search for Hubble's error continues, and could involve some complex and risky operations really soon!
To Take the Best Direct Images of Exoplanets With Space Telescopes, we’re Going to Want Starshades
The Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS) has released a special edition of papers dedicated to educating the…
Modern Solar Eclipse Science: Huge Coronal Mass Ejection Caught in Action
There’s an old adage that says there is ‘nothing new under the Sun…’ but that doesn’t apply when it comes…
Most Exoplanets won’t Receive Enough Radiation to Support an Earth-Like Biosphere
According to new research, most extrasolar planets do not get enough radiation to support photosynthesis, which places limits on how…
The First Chinese Crew is Busy on their New Space Station
In the past week, the first three Chinese astronauts to go the Tiangong space station prepared for all the operations…
Aliens in 2,034 Nearby Star Systems Could use the Transit Method to see Earth
New research shows that a handful of nearby stars that are known to have planets could have been watching Earth…
There’s a Problem With Hubble, and NASA Hasn’t Been Able to fix it yet
After thirty years of faithful service, the venerable Hubble is experiencing a technical issue that NASA is still trying to…
China and Russia Announce their Future Plans for the Moon, Including a Human Base
China and Russia have released a Guide that details their plans for a lunar base that will rival NASA's, and…