Universe Today
Time-Lapse Video Reveals 10 Years of the Sun's Life Crushed into One Stellar Hour
NASA Chooses 10 Projects that Will Help it Live Off the Land... on the Moon
NASA has announced that it is investing in ten small business concepts that will allow astronauts to explore the Moon in a sustainable way.
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1 in 10 Red Giants are Covered in Spots, and They Rotate Surprisingly Quickly
Stars Like Our Sun Become Lithium Factories as They Die
Astronomers Have Mapped Out an Enormous Structure in the Universe Called the South Pole Wall
Will We See a Starship Test This Week?
Barring a further delays, the fifth Starship prototype (SN5) could be ready for a static fire and hop test by the end of this week.
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Parker Solar Probe Gives a Unique Perspective on Comet NEOWISE
Watch the Incredible Plume of Dust from Africa Cross the Entire Atlantic Ocean
This Giant Iceberg Has Been Sailing the Southern Seas for Three Years Now
NASA and HeroX are Looking to Light Up the Moon!
With a prize purse of up to $5 million, NASA and HeroX are looking for ideas on how we could provide sustainable power for astronauts exploring the Moon and Mars!
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NASA has a Pretty Big Checklist for Boeing to Fix on Starliner
Boeing need to fulfill a pretty long checklist in order to get the Starliner ready for flight, but safety is first and foremost!
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Even If We Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tomorrow, it Would Take Decades for the Earth to Start Cooling Again
That's So Metal. NASA's Psyche Mission is Now Under Construction
Now You Can Build Your Own Curiosity Rover
If Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole, We Might Be Able to See Flares When it Consumes Comets
Earth's Magnetic Field is Changing Surprisingly Quickly
The Earth's magnetic North pole has been moving awfully fast in recent years. But there's nothing to worry about.
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Why Lava Tubes Should be Our Top Exploration Priority on Other Worlds
New Zealand just got its first International Dark Sky Park
Finally! We've got a comet that's visible to the unaided eye. Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE
A Giant Galaxy Seen Lighting Up the Universe Shortly After the Big Bang
The discovery of a bright galaxy that existed 13 billion years ago is shedding light on a period known
own as the "Cosmic Dark Ages."
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That Strange Gel-Like Material Discovered by China's Lunar Rover? It's Just Rock
Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Human Skin More Protected from Space Radiation
Languages Will Change Significantly on Interstellar Flights
A pair of linguists recently did a study, which appeared in an ESA-associated journal, that discusses how interstellar travel could lead to changes in our language.
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Although InSight's Mole is Completely Buried, it Might be Stuck Again
What Telescope Will Be Needed to See the First Stars in the Universe? The Ultimately Large Telescope
Detecting the Neutrinos From a Supernova That's About to Explode
Dawn Patrol: Jupiter and Saturn at Opposition 2020
Missing the planets in the first half of 2020? That's all about to change, as the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition in rapid succession this month, heralding a return to the dusk sky.
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A Tabletop-sized Experiment Could Help in the Search for Dark Matter
Electron Rocket's 13th Launch Failed, Destroying its Satellite Payload
In what would have been the 12th successful launch of their Electron rocket, Rocket Lab
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The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud. Normally this Looks Like a Dark Blob in the Sky. But in Infrared, it Looks Like This.
The Moon Might Be More Metal-Rich Than We Thought
Amateur Astronomers Find a Brand New Storm on Jupiter
Amateur astronomers have discovered a new storm near the Great Red Spot.
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Betelgeuse Probably Dimmed Because of Enormous Starspots
NGC 2275: An Absolute Unit of Galactic Flocculence
China's Mars Rover Launches in Late July
There's a Black Hole With 34 Billion Times the Mass of the Sun, Eating Roughly a Star Every Day
Astronomers See Through the Milky Way's Dust to Track Where Radiation is Coming From at the Center of the Galaxy
Breakthrough Listen Releases its one-of-Everything "Exotica" Catalog
Breakthrough Listen, the largest SETI effort ever mounted, just released a list of over 700 objects that could be of interest to people looking for aliens!
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One of the Best Pictures Ever Taken of ISS from the Ground. You Can Even See the Canadarm2
Help NASA Develop a Better Space Toilet
HeroX is one again hosting a NASA challenge, this time to develop a space toilet that will facilitate lunar exploration.
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Astronomers Might Have Seen a Star Just Disappear. Turning Straight to a Black Hole Without a Supernova
A brilliant blue star has disappeared from view, which could mean it became a black hole in a novel way.
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Behold! The Martian Menu, Courtesy of Mars City Design!
Every year since 2012, Mars City Design hosts the Mars Feast Gala, where talented chefs create tantalizing entrees based on what future generations could grow on Mars.
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It Was Almost Certainly an Asteroid Impact that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs. In Fact, Volcanoes Might Have Helped Life Recover
Weekly Space Hangout: July 1, 2020 — Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of Berkeley SETI Research Center
This Weekend's Challenging Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Rounds Out the Summer Season
The July 4th Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Ends a Rare Triple Eclipse Season
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Complete and Total Mayhem in a Distant Galaxy Collision
Here's How Perseverance's Helicopter Sidekick Will Deploy on Mars
It might just be possible to see a light flash too when black holes merge
Rovers Will be Starting to Make Their Own Decisions About Where to Search for Life
Comet F3 NEOWISE May Perform in July
Watch for comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE at dusk in late July... if it survives perihelion.
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