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Could We Directly Observe Volcanoes on an Exoplanet?
After a few decades of simply finding exoplanets, humanity is starting to be able to do something more - peer…
Future Space Telescopes Could be 100 Meters Across, Constructed in Space, and Then Bent Into a Precise Shape
An MIT team proposes a new method for in-space assembly to built a self-adjusting 100 m (328 ft) space telescope
JWST Pioneer Passes Along Advice for Future Space Telescope Builders
After a quarter-century of development, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a smashing success. But senior project scientist John Mather,…
Which Missions and Observatories can Detect Technosignatures?
The search for technosignatures has always taken a back seat in the broad search for extraterrestrial life forms. Biosignatures, such…
The Decadal Survey is out! What new Missions and Telescopes are in the Works?
It’s that time again. Once every ten years, the American astronomy community joins forces through the auspices of the National…
A Technique to Find Oceans on Other Worlds
A new study shows how next-generation observatories could directly observe oceans on exoplanets, which could narrow the search for extraterrestrial…
What Would It Take To See Artificial Lights at Proxima Centauri B?
Is there an alien civilization next door? It's...possible(ish). In late 2020, we discovered a signal from the direction of Proxima…
We Could Find Extraterrestrial Civilizations by Their Air Pollution
Upcoming telescopes will give us more power to search for biosignatures on all the exoplanets we've found. Much of the…
Hubble Shows the True Size of Andromeda
It's possible that you've seen the Andromeda galaxy (M31) without even realizing it. The massive spiral galaxy appears as a…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 454: Things We’re Looking Forward To
As we wrap up season 10 of Astronomy Cast, we look forward to all the instruments, missions and science results…