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NASA is Considering Other Ways of Getting its Mars Samples Home
In 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars. For the next three…
Sulphur Makes A Surprise Appearance in this Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
At our current level of knowledge, many exoplanet findings take us by surprise. The only atmospheric…
Catching Comet 13P Olbers This Summer
A little known periodic comet graces northern hemisphere summer skies. Short summer nights presents a tough…
Starliner Has Five Leaks – Universe Today
Many space fans have been following the successful launch of the Boeing Starliner, another commercial organisation…
The Inner and Outer Milky Way Aren’t the Same Thickness, and that’s Surprising
At first glance, the universe and night sky seem largely unchanging. The reality is very different,…
Astronomers Find the Slowest-Spinning Neutron Star Ever
Most neutron stars spin rapidly, completing a rotation in seconds or even a fraction of a…
How a Single Atomic Sensor Can Help Track Earth’s Glaciers
Earth observations are one of the most essential functions of our current fleet of satellites. Typically,…
Next Generation Satellites Might Skim the Atmosphere, Using Air as a Propellant
Satellites in orbit use rocket propulsion to maintain their altitude. These engines require fuel to power…
Study suggests ancient interstellar cloud collision shrank heliosphere to 0.22 AU, substantially impacting Earth
A new study published in Nature Astronomy provides evidence that our solar system passed through a…