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Extremely harsh volcanic lake shows how life might have existed on Mars
A few specialist microbes survive conditions analogous to those of Mars' early history, reports a new publication in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science—and this may be thanks to a broad range of adaptations. The hydrothermal ...
Astrobiology
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Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms, dreams
Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.
Space Exploration
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Scientists explain mysterious finger-like features in solar flares
In January 1999, scientists observed mysterious motions within a solar flare.
Astronomy
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This object in space flashed brilliantly for 3 months, then disappeared. Astronomers are intrigued
"Holy sharks, Batman, it's periodic!" I exclaimed on Slack.
Astronomy
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Volcano and impact craters seen in geologically rich new image from ESA's Mars Express
At first glance, two contrasting circular features jump out of this scene: a volcano that rises gently above the surface with a collapsed caldera system, and an impact crater that digs down below. Both features have different ...
Space Exploration
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Image: Orbital resupply vehicle departs ISS
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station farewelled over 2000 kg of scientific experiments and hardware on Sunday 23 January as a cargo Dragon spacecraft began its return to Earth.
Space Exploration
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He won a trip to space. Then he gave it away to a friend
He told his family and a few friends. He dropped hints to a couple of colleagues. So hardly anyone knew that the airline pilot could have—should have—been on board when SpaceX launched its first tourists into orbit last ...
Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2022
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Three, two, one: astronomers predict SpaceX space junk will hit the Moon
A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon in March, experts say.
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2022
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Mysterious energy source unlike anything astronomers have seen before
A team mapping radio waves in the universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour, and it's unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2022
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Astronomers to put James Webb Space Telescope through its paces
NASA's latest and snazziest mission, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched on Christmas Day, deployed its 21-foot-wide mirror a mere two weeks ago and reached its orbital destination earlier this week. With a flashy ...
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2022
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Research investigated eclipsing binary V608 Cassiopeiae
Using the Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory (SOAO), Korean astronomers have performed photometric observations of a W UMa-type eclipsing binary known as V608 Cassiopeiae. Results of the observational campaign, published ...
Nearly 1,000 mysterious strands revealed in Milky Way's center
An unprecedented new telescope image of the Milky Way galaxy's turbulent center has revealed nearly 1,000 mysterious strands, inexplicably dangling in space.
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2022
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Solar Orbiter catches a second comet by the tail
For the second time in its mission so far, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through the tail of a comet. Predicted in advance by astronomers at University College London, UK, the spacecraft collected a wealth ...
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2022
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Binary black hole spin behavior revealed using novel techniques
Research done at Cornell University has uncovered from gravitation wave data the first potential signs of spin-orbit resonances in binary black holes, a step toward understanding the mechanisms of supernovas and other big ...
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2022
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finds water flowed on Mars longer than previously thought
Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago.
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2022
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Ancient ice reveals mysterious solar storm
Through analyzes of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has found evidence of an extreme solar storm that occurred about 9,200 years ago. What puzzles the researchers ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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Scientific hardware, experiments return to Earth on SpaceX CRS-24 Dragon
A retired microscope and samples from studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the cargo returning from the International Space Stationaboard the 24th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. The Dragon ...
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2022
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Visualization of a massive star's great eruption
A new astronomical visualization from NASA's Universe of Learning showcases the multiwavelength emissions (from infrared light through X-rays) and three-dimensional structures surrounding Eta Carinae, one of the most massive ...
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2022
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A private mission to scan the cloud tops of Venus for evidence of life
The search for life on Venus has a fascinating history. Carl Sagan famously and sarcastically said there were obviously dinosaurs there since a thick haze we couldn't see through covered the surface. More recently, evidence ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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Video: Are there oceans on other worlds?
Are there oceans on other worlds? Yes! Earth is not alone. When you look deeper into our solar system, there are worlds we suspect have oceans hidden beneath their icy surfaces.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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