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The Future of Our Sun is Still a Bit of a Puzzle. What Will Happen When it Dies?

By Matthew Williams - May 11, 2018 04:40 PM UTC | Stars
A new study by an international team of astronomers has demonstrated with scientific confidence what will happen to our Sun when it reaches the end of its life cycle.
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Jupiter and Venus Change Earth's Orbit Every 405,000 Years

By Matthew Williams - May 10, 2018 03:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science
According to a new study by a team of Earth scientists and geologist, the way Venus and Jupiter affect Earth's orbit is the most predictable and stable indicator of periodic changes in our climate.
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The Giant Planets in the Solar System Stunted the Growth of Mars

By Matthew Williams - May 10, 2018 01:32 PM UTC | Planetary Science
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that Mars' growth was stunted due to the orbital instability of the planets in the outer Solar System.
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Weekly Space Hangout: May 9, 2018: Tom Bridgman of NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

By Fraser Cain - May 09, 2018 02:24 PM UTC | Site News
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China is Working on Their Own Reusable Rocket: the First Stage of the Long March-8, Which Could Launch in 2021

By Matthew Williams - May 08, 2018 04:37 PM UTC | Space Policy
At a recent space conference in China, the Chinese space agency recently indicated that the Long March 8 rocket will include a reusable first stage
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How Many of Earth's Moons Crashed Back Into the Planet?

By Matthew Williams - May 08, 2018 02:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science
A new study by an international team of scientists ventures that the Earth has had several moons in the past, all of which crashed to Earth over time.
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Breathing Lunar Dust Could Give Astronauts Bronchitis and Even Lung Cancer

By Matthew Williams - May 07, 2018 03:32 PM UTC | Planetary Science
According to a new study, one of the greatest health risks posed by missions to the Moon could be the health effects of breathing lunar dust.
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Messier 69 - the NGC 6637 Globular Cluster

By tammy-plotner - May 07, 2018 01:30 PM UTC | Observing
Located in the Sagittarius Constellation, roughly 29,700 light-years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 69
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Carnival of Space #560

By Susie Murph - May 07, 2018 01:02 PM UTC | Site News
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 490: What's New with Supernovae

By Susie Murph - May 07, 2018 12:56 PM UTC | Stars
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Here's Stephen Hawking's Final Theory About the Big Bang

By Matthew Williams - May 04, 2018 02:57 PM UTC | Cosmology
Stephen Hawking's final theory, which was recently published, offers an new take on the Big Bang Theory that could revolutionize the way we think of the Universe
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NASA Has Tested a New Fission Space Reactor that Could be Used in Future Missions

By Matthew Williams - May 04, 2018 12:27 PM UTC | Missions
In collaboration with the Department of Energy, NASA recently conducted a successful demonstration of a new fission system that could enable long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyons
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One of the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Has an Iron Core

By Matthew Williams - May 03, 2018 05:01 PM UTC | Exoplanets
According to a new study by a team of Columbia University's Cool Worlds Lab, one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets had a large iron core, which could have immense implications for its habitability.
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NASA is Investigating a Self-Assembling Space Telescope

By Matthew Williams - May 02, 2018 02:32 PM UTC | Telescopes
As part of the 2018 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NAIC) program, a team of scientists from across the US was recently given a Phase I award for their self-assembling space telescope concept.
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Weekly Space Hangout: May 2, 2018: Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go

By Fraser Cain - May 02, 2018 01:29 PM UTC | Astrobiology
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One Bonus From the Gaia Data Release: the Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud

By Matthew Williams - May 02, 2018 12:06 PM UTC | Extragalactic
In addition to revealing the proper motion of over a billion stars in the Milky Way, the 2nd data release from the Gaia mission also revealed the proper motions of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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ExoMars Has Sent Back its First Images From Mars

By Matthew Williams - May 01, 2018 02:13 PM UTC | Missions
ExoMars mission's Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) recently sent back its very first image, which shows the ice-covered edge of the Korolev Crater
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For the First Time, Astronomers Have Found a Star That Survived its Companion Exploding as Supernova

By Matthew Williams - May 01, 2018 01:07 PM UTC | Stars
Using the Hubble Space telescope a team of astronomers have found the companion of a supernova for the first time, thus proving that some supernovae originate in binary systems.
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Carnival of Space #559

By Susie Murph - April 30, 2018 04:31 PM UTC | Site News
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Messier 68 - the NGC 4590 Globular Cluster

By tammy-plotner - April 30, 2018 02:30 PM UTC | Observing
Located in the Hydra constellation, roughly 33,000 light years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 68
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