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JWST Pioneer Passes Along Advice for Future Space Telescope Builders
Astronomers Begin to Understand Strange "Backsplash" Galaxies
The Webb Has Confirmed its First Exoplanet, and it's the Same Size as Earth.
Astronomers use the World's Biggest Radio Telescope to map new Features of the Milky Way
Using China's FAST radio telescope, a team of Chinese researchers observed previously-unmapped regions of the Milky Way and made some groundbreaking discoveries!
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Game of Probes: The First Probe Sent to Another Civilization Won't Be the First to Arrive
Will Pluto finally answer, 'Are we alone?'
"To Boldy Go": The Nichelle Nichols Foundation Continues Actress' Legacy of Inspiration
In honor of her achievements, the Nichelle Nichols Foundation launched with the aim of carrying on her legacy and inspiring the next generation of women and minorities to go to space.
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How a Rotating Universe Makes Time Travel Possible
This Star is Blasting Out a Concentrated Jet of Material at 500 km/s
The James Webb Links Modern Green Pea Galaxies to Ancient Galaxies in the Cosmic Dawn
Newly Found Stars are Technically in the Milky Way, but They're Halfway to Andromeda
Blue Straggler Stars are Weird
Need a Project? You can Build a Paper Model of the Extremely Large Telescope
The JWST is the Shiny New Space Telescope, but the Dependable Hubble is Still Going Strong
How Could We Detect Life Inside Enceladus?
A new study provides estimates on what an astrobiology mission could find when it goes to Enceladus and samples its plumes
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133 Days of the Sun's Glory
China Unable to Reestablish Contact With its Zhurong Mars Rover
This Serpent's Tail is Made of Starry Nebulae
Comet E3 ZTF Brightens as the First Good Comet of 2023
The first good comet of the year, Comet E3 ZTF is a fine object for northern hemisphere observers in January.
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Is Space Power a Good Idea? A New Spacecraft is Going to Find Out!
Caltech has launched a technology demonstrator that will evaluate space based solar power technologies
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Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids?
New JWST Image Shows That Grand Spiral Galaxies had Already Formed 11 Billion Years ago
Eruption on Io, Moon Navigation, Space-Based Power Test
Arecibo Studied 191 Asteroids That Flew Past the Earth. All the Data are Available in a new Paper
Space Weather is an Ever-Increasing Threat to Humanity. But it's not the Sun's Fault, it's Ours
Perseverance is Putting its Samples Onto the Surface of Mars, So a Future Helicopter can Pick Them Up
Wandering Stars Have Been Adrift Between Galaxies for Billions of Years
A new study using Hubble data has revealed that "wandering stars" that inhabit galaxy clusters have been there for billions of years.
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A Rover Could Weave its Way Between Patches of Sunlight on the Lunar South Pole
What Does it Take to Make Black Holes Collide?
Io is Having a Major Volcanic Outburst
How Many Stars Formed Together With the Sun in Our Stellar Nebula?
Mars Has Bizarre Dunes Thanks to its Low Atmospheric Pressure and Strange Winds
Seen From Space: Sand Dunes on Mars Covered by Frost
Seasonal changes on Mars lead to all kinds of interesting features that astronauts will have a chance to explore soon!
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Minerals Could Form on Mars Without an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere
Spock-tacular! Tech Pioneer Boosts Plan for Leonard Nimoy Memorial
China is Considering Where to Build a Lunar Research Station
Want to Build Structures on the Moon? Just Blast the Regolith With Microwaves
An Ongoing Study of Jupiter's Cloudtops Has Been Going on for 40 Years
Should Planetary Defence Take Center Stage?
The Solar Wind is Creating Water on the Surface of the Moon
New Measurements of Galaxy Rotation Lean Towards Modified Gravity as an Explanation for Dark Matter
Navigation Could be Done on the Moon Just by Looking at Nearby Landmarks
We're Going to see at Least Five More SLS Rockets Launch in the Coming Years
Power on the Moon. What Will it Take to Survive the Lunar Night?
NASA recently hosted a series of workshops on how nuclear power could enable long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond!
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Planetary Interiors in TRAPPIST-1 System Could be Affected by Stellar Flares
Is Mining in Space Socially Acceptable?
Astronomy 2023: Top Sky Watching Highlights for the Coming Year
Astronomy 2023 highlights include two fine solar eclipses, the Sun heading towards solar maximum, a series of spectacular lunar occultations and much more.
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Despite the low air Pressure, Wind Turbines Might Actually Work on Mars
NASA Makes Asteroid Defense a Priority, Moving its NEO Surveyor Mission Into the Development Phase
Lightweight Picogram-Scale Probes Could be the Best way to Explore Other Star Systems
