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Ingenuity's 6th Flight Didn't Go So Smoothly

By Matthew Williams - June 03, 2021 04:57 PM UTC | Planetary Science
On its sixth flight, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter suffered a bit of a glitch and was forced to land. But the helicopter has still been a killer mission!
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Solar Horns at Sunrise: Our Guide to the June 10th Annular Solar Eclipse

By David Dickinson - June 03, 2021 08:31 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy
The only annular eclipse of 2021 will produce a fine annular eclipse across most of North America and Europe.
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NASA Orders Up a Double Shot of Venus Missions Amid Questions About Life

By Alan Boyle - June 02, 2021 09:18 PM UTC | Missions
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Lunar Rovers! Transform and Roll Out!

By Matthew Williams - June 02, 2021 06:25 PM UTC | Space Exploration
Japan plans to send a robotic rover to explore the surface of the Moon. Here's the kicker, it transforms!
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Nooo! Canadarm2 Hit by a Piece of Space Debris

By Nancy Atkinson - June 02, 2021 02:41 PM UTC | Space Exploration
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Long-Range Photo of Ingenuity Taken by Perseverance's SuperCam Instrument

By Ralph Crewe - May 31, 2021 06:54 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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JAXA Using Water Bottle Technology for Sample-Return Missions From the ISS

By Matthew Williams - May 31, 2021 06:32 PM UTC | Space Exploration
JAXA and the Tiger Corporation have come together to develop next-generation cooling containers that will allow for regular sample-returns from the ISS
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There Might be Volcanoes at the Bottom of Europa's sub-ice Oceans

By Matthew Williams - May 31, 2021 05:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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Zhurong is Rolling on Mars

By Matthew Williams - May 30, 2021 07:09 PM UTC | Space Exploration
China's Zhurong rover has departed from its lander and commenced science operations, and has the pictures to prove it!
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Is the Hubble constant not…Constant?

By Paul Sutter - May 30, 2021 01:24 PM UTC | Cosmology
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Teeny Tiny CubeSats Could Have Deployable Mirrors Like James Webb

By Brian Koberlein - May 30, 2021 01:19 PM UTC | Telescopes
Tiny CubeSats could give us a detailed view of Earth in real time, thanks to folding adjustable mirrors.
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Dark Energy Survey is out. 29 Papers Covering 226 Million Galaxies Across 7 Billion Light-Years of Space

By Andy Tomaswick - May 30, 2021 08:35 AM UTC | Cosmology
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Self-Driving Lunar Rovers for Astronaut Road Trips on the Moon

By Andy Tomaswick - May 30, 2021 07:29 AM UTC | Space Exploration
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Exoplanet Surveys are Leaning Towards the Possibility That our Solar System is... Normal

By Andy Tomaswick - May 30, 2021 07:05 AM UTC | Exoplanets
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A Dark Matter map of our Local Cosmic Neighborhood

By Matthew Williams - May 29, 2021 11:21 PM UTC | Cosmology
A new simulation by a team of astrophysicists has resulted in the most detailed 3D map of the cosmic web, revealing new Dark Matter structures.
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Dunes Trapped in a Crater on Mars Form This Interesting Pattern

By Andy Tomaswick - May 28, 2021 09:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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Researchers Develop a new Framework for Searching for Biosignatures

By Andy Tomaswick - May 28, 2021 02:50 PM UTC | Astrobiology
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New Observations Fail to Confirm a Planet at Barnard's Star

By Andy Tomaswick - May 27, 2021 02:11 PM UTC | Exoplanets
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Move Over Artemis Accords! Behold the Lunar Governance Report and EAGLE Manifesto!

By Matthew Williams - May 27, 2021 12:49 PM UTC | Space Policy
After a year of consultation, interviews, and intensive review, the Space Generation Advisory Council's EAGLE team has released a document on how humanity can live cooperatively and peacefully on the Moon - the Lunar Governance Report!
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The Elements for Life Depend on Both how and Where a Planet Forms

By Matthew Williams - May 26, 2021 03:25 PM UTC | Astrobiology
A new study by a team from Rice University has shown that where a planet forms in its star system could have a drastic effect on whether or not it can support life.
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