Universe Today
It Took 50 Nights of Observations to Capture New Data on the Magellanic Clouds
A Sunspot Seen by the Most Powerful Solar Telescope in the World
20 Years of Hubble Photos Show how the Stingray Nebula is Fading
This is Not a Photo of the Milky Way. It's the Map of 1.8 Billion Stars From Gaia's Major New Data Release
Thanks to the latest data release from the ESA's Gaia mission, researchers are making all kinds of discoveries about the Milky Way and how its structure is evolving over time.
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If There's Subsurface Water Across Mars, Where is it Safe to Land to Avoid Contamination?
Chinese Spacecraft Dock in Lunar Orbit for Transfer of Moon Samples – Next Stop, Earth!
Astronauts Will be Able to Extract Fuel, Air, and Water From Martian Brine
A team of researchers have created an electrolyzer that could be a game-changer for exploration missions on Mars.
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Japan's Hayabusa 2 Probe Drops Off Bits of an Asteroid and Heads for Its Next Target
25 Years of Solar Cycles in One Incredible SOHO Mosaic
An Astronomer Checked to see if There's a Secret Message in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
One way to look for a message in the cosmic microwave background is to convert thermal fluctuations into a binary string. So what does it say?
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Our Guide to This Month's Total Solar Eclipse Over South America
2020 closes out with the final eclipse of the decade, as totality crosses the southern tip of South America on December 14th.
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Solid Phosphorus has been Found in Comets. This Means They Contain All the Raw Elements for Life
Weekly Space Hangout: December 2, 2020 – Dr. Ingrid Daubar, Planetary Scientist, Brown University
Now you can Watch Actual Video of Arecibo Collapsing ... If You Dare
China's Chang'e-5 Probe Blasts Off From the Moon, Bringing Back a Full Load of Samples
Australian Radio Telescopes Just Completed a map of the Universe
CSIRO has made a detailed radio survey of the southern hemisphere, and discovered a million new galaxies.
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Take a Look at What China's Chang'e-5 Probe Is Seeing (and Doing) on the Moon
Spacefaring Worms Show How Gravity Affects Genes
New research involving nemotode worms aboard the ISS have shown that the effects of microgravity extend to the genetic level.
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This is Mawrth Vallis on Mars, and it's Positively Bursting with Evidence of Past Water Action on Mars
Neutrinos Have Played a Huge Role in the Evolution of the Universe
Neutrinos are a form of dark matter, and they play a role in the evolution of the universe.
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