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Scientists Fired Tardigrades Out of a Gun to See if They Can Survive Space Impacts
We can now add “being fired out of a gun at high speeds” to the growing…
“Big Surprise!” – Heavy Metal Vapors Unexpectedly Found in Comets Throughout Our Solar System – and Beyond
A new study by a Belgian team using data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large…
In 1.3 Million Years, a Star Will Come Within 24 Light-Days of the Sun – Universe Today
Using data from the Gaia Observatory, a team of Russian scientists have concluded that a star…
Solar Storm Incoming: A Particularly Intense Geomagnetic Storm Will Hit Earth on May 13
A geomagnetic storm (also known as a solar storm) with a speed of more than 1.3…
Solar Storm Incoming: A Particularly Intense Geomagnetic Storm Will Hit Earth on May 13
A geomagnetic storm (also known as a solar storm) with a speed of more than 1.3…
Solar Storm Incoming: A Particularly Intense Geomagnetic Storm Will Hit Earth on May 13
A geomagnetic storm (also known as a solar storm) with a speed of more than 1.3…
New sub-Neptune exoplanet discovered by astronomers
A team of astronomers from the Grenoble Alpes University in France and elsewhere, reports the detection…
A rare glimpse of a star before it went supernova defies expectations
A hydrogen-free supernova in a nearby galaxy appears to have come from an unusual source. Read…
‘Spaghettified’ star wrapped around a black hole spotted for the first time
Astronomers observe as a giant black hole sucks in a spaghettified star. Read more at Space.com…
There’s Evidence Volcanoes Are Still Active on Mars, Raising Chances of Recent Habitability
Evidence seems to be mounting for a geologically and volcanically active Mars. Read more at ScienceAlert…
Breathtaking New Hubble Image Shows a Giant Star on The Brink of Annihilation
The spectacle of space has our jaws constantly dropping, and the picture that was just released…
LIVE: NASA’s Ingenuity Just Made History With The First-Ever Powered Flight on Mars!
On 19 April 2021, NASA reached a historic milestone – the first-ever controlled flight of a…
Elon Musk confirms that SpaceX is done trying to catch its rocket components
SpaceX has been wildly successful in just about every one of its efforts. The company was…
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet
The Perseverance rover dropped the helicopter on April 4, 2021. Read more at Space.com…
Scientists Just Killed the EmDrive
The “impossible” emdrive has failed international testing in three new papers. The idea was always far…
Mysterious Interstellar Visitor May Be the Most Pristine Comet Ever Found
New observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) indicate that the rogue…
The Remnants of Theia May Still Exist Deep Inside the Earth – ExtremeTech
The remnants of Theia, the planetesimal that created the Moon, may still exist hundreds of miles…
Scientists Have Discovered a New Pattern In a Repeating Signal from Space
What astronomers found in the most precise time measurement of a fast radio burst ever captured.…
Raspberry Pi Detects Unseen Cosmic Rays from Space
A down-to-earth project to keep your head in the stars. Read more at Tom’s Hardware…