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Astronomers Calculate Which Exoplanets Are Most Likely to Have Water
Astronomers know of about 60 rocky exoplanets orbiting in the habitable zones of their stars. When…
Communicating With a Relativistic Spacecraft Gets Pretty Weird
Someday, in the not-too-distant future, humans may send robotic probes to explore nearby star systems. These…
99% of Space Junk is Undetectable. That Could Change Soon
Private and military organizations are tracking some of the 170 million pieces of space junk orbiting…
Famed Halley’s Comet Passes Aphelion This Weekend
Famous Halley’s Comet reaches a distant milestone this coming weekend. It’s lonely out there in the…
Asteroid 2023 XJ1 to fly past Earth at 0.27 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 XJ1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.27 LD…
Another Fast Radio Burst is Coming from a Hypernebula. Also, Hypernebulae are a Thing
If nothing else catches your attention in the title then surely ‘hypernebula’ does! There are some…
This Planet is Way Too Big for its Star
Scientists love outliers. Outliers are nature’s way of telling us what its boundaries are and where…
Red Sprites are Best Seen from Space
Planet Earth is full of some truly awe-inspiring spectacles, but few are as intriguing as a…
How Can Astronauts Maintain Their Bodies With Minimal Equipment?
Decades of research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and other spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit…