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Dark Matter Stabilizes a 60-Star Dwarf Galaxy?
A tiny collection of a few dozen stars may have been orbiting the Milky Way for billions of years. This would probably only be possible thanks to dark matter.
An international research group has disco...
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Space Telescope James Webb: Evidence of planetary system around Fomalhaut
The outermost ring around Fomalhaut has been known for years, and now two more have been discovered with the space telescope James Webb. They indicate the presence of exoplanets.
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09 May 2023
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Max Polyakov Develops Innovative Space Tech even as War Rages in Ukraine
The theory of Noosphere was voiced almost a hundred years ago by prominent scientist Volodymyr Vernadsky, but even today, it has plenty of ardent supporters. The concept envisions the next stage of hu...
31 December 2022
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NASA’s Solar Probe Did the Impossible, Here’s How
Thanks to the Parker Solar Probe we’re up close and personal with our host star. And just one step closer to understanding space weather and so much more about how the Sun impacts life right her...
14 April 2022
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Is the Solar System Missing a Planet?
You’ve probably had the layout of the solar system drilled into you so much that at this point it’s second nature. Which is why it might surprise you to learn that those 8 planets in that...
30 November 2021
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Could Mars’ Extinct Volcanoes Reawaken?
Between 3 and 4 billion years ago, Mars bubbled and burst with volcanic activity. The planet’s stationary crust and lower surface gravity meant volcanoes could build them...
09 August 2021
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SpaceX and NASA Will Deliver Next-Generation Power to the ISS
SpaceX and NASA are teaming up again to launch their 22d Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS... but this time, they're bringing along tools to give it a makeover!
Onboard the Dragon cargo...
06 June 2021
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A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone
What happens when you’re lost and you don’t have your phone to give you directions? We all have that one road, building, or tree that helps us remember where we’re going. Without tho...
19 March 2021
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This Is the Largest Map of Our Universe Ever Created
Dark energy is the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. In an effort to understand it, scientists are planning to make the largest 3D map of the universe to date. But...
13 March 2021
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The Latest SpaceX Starship Prototype Is About to Launch
After SpaceX’s previous two Starship prototypes met their explosive demise at the southern tip of Texas, Starship Serial Number 10 has finally stuck the landing! And then it exploded. Still, thi...
10 March 2021
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NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket May Be One Step Closer to Launch
NASA decided to kick off the year in a major way, by performing the latest test on the core stage engines of the Space Launch System destined to put the first woman and next man on the moon. But thing...
24 February 2021
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NASA Is Getting New Spacesuits, Here’s What Makes Them So Special
NASA’s Artemis program plans to return humans to the moon by 2024, 55 years after astronauts first set boots on lunar regolith. In that time technology has come a long way, so those boots—...
12 February 2021
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How Space-Time Works When You Look At The Stars
In life, we're used to looking at everything around us unfolding in real time. But looking up at the night sky is different. When we look at the stars we're actually looking at the past, we aren't see...
29 January 2021
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There May Be 300 Million Earths in Our Galaxy Waiting to Be Found
Our home planet Earth is just one of the over 100 billion planets found in the entire Milky Way galaxy. Orbiting our Sun at literally the perfect distance to support life, it kinda makes you wonder: O...
27 January 2021
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What We Lost When the Arecibo Observatory Collapsed
The Arecibo Observatory has fallen. This marks the end of a nearly 60 year sky gazing career that has not only helped us to better understand the universe, but has also scoured the skies searching for...
23 January 2021
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China’s Chang'e 5 Will Collect the First Moon Rocks in Nearly 40 Years
China is no stranger to lunar missions. Over the years, the country has sent a number of increasingly challenging missions to our natural satellite. The most famous of which, was the historic landing...
21 November 2020
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SpaceX And NASA Prepare For the Historic Launch of Crew-1
We saw Demo-2 head to space with astronauts and return safely. But that was just a test. Now SpaceX is ready for the real deal: Crew-1. And like many of SpaceX’s endeavors, it’s making a l...
12 November 2020
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The Mystery of Saturn’s Giant Hexagonal Storm May Soon Be Solved
Since its discovery 40 years ago, Saturn’s mysterious hexagon has left scientists scratching their heads. But a recent computer simulation designed by researchers at Harvard may provide some clu...
16 October 2020
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This New Martian Moon Mission Could Explain How Life Began
We’re heading to Mars again. But this time, it will be the first round-trip mission, not to the Red Planet itself, but to its moons.
In case you didn’t know, Mars actually has two moons a...
08 October 2020
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How Quantum Diamonds Will Help Us Detect Cosmic Collisions
Back in 2015, the two detectors that make up the experiment called LIGO made waves. Well, technically they detected waves — they picked up the gravitational waves generated by two merging black...
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