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The Solar Wind Crashes Into Jupiter a Few Times Every M...

In the great tug-of-war between the Sun and its planets, Jupiter, Saturn, and Ur...

Our Understanding of the Physical Properties of Galaxie...

Up until recently, astronomy was reliant entirely on electromagnetic waves. Whil...

Hubble Gives Us an Accurate Measurement for Uranus's Da...

It’s easy to measure the rotation rate of terrestrial planet by tracking surface...

Supermassive Black Holes Could Strip Stars Down to thei...

We all know that black holes can devour stars. Rip them apart and consume their ...

An All-Sky Infrared Camera Named Dalek Continues the Se...

In 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a r...

Saturn at Dawn: Catch the Rings Edge-on for 2025

Familiar Saturn currently provides dawn observers with a bizarre, ‘ring-less’ view.

Hubble's New Image of a Star Factory in the Small Magel...

NGC346 is a young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Clouds with an estimated ...

There's a Type 1a Supernova in the Making, Just 150 Lig...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable star system just 150 light-years from E...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Hit Earth, But There May Be a L...

Although astronomers have ruled out a smash-up between Earth and an asteroid kno...

Andromeda's Black Hole is Winking at Us

Despite their name, black holes can sometimes emit radiation. A team of astronom...

Terraforming Mars Will Require Hitting It With Mulitple...

Terraforming Mars has been the long-term dream of colonization enthusiasts for d...

20 Years of Uranus Observations by Hubble Show a Changi...

In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft made a flyby of Uranus. It gave us the first d...

A New Graduate Project Plans to Make Martian Water Drin...

Mars exploration technology has seen a lot of recent successes. MOXIE successful...

Perseverance Watched a Dust Devil Eat Another

NASA's Perseverance was scanning the rim of Jezero Crater when it spotted a Mart...

Want to Know How to Survive in Space? Ask a Tardigrade

Tardigrades are some of the most durable animals ever found. They can handle tem...

Artemis ESM's Could be Repurposed for Future Missions

In a recent paper, an international team of scientists identified how the Orion ...

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