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Ingenuity Won’t Fly Again Because It’s Missing a Rotor Blade
Ingenuity has been the first aerial vehicle on another world. NASA announced the end of the…
Comets: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has explored the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, and solar…
DART Made a Surprisingly Big Impact on Dimorphos
NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission was hailed a success when it collided with its…
See the Dramatic Final Moments of the Doomed ERS-2 Satellite
When a satellite reaches the end of its life, it has only two destinations. It can…
New Moons Found at Uranus and Neptune
Astronomers have found three new moons orbiting our Solar System’s ice giants. One is orbiting Uranus,…
Mars Had its Own Version of Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics is not something most people would associate with Mars. In fact, the planet’s dead…
First detailed images of near-Earth asteroid 2008 OS7
On February 2, 2024, NASA utilized the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone Solar System Radar to capture…
Planets in Binary Star Systems Could be Nice and Habitable
The Star Wars world Tatooine is one of the most recognizable planets in the realm of…
Astronomers discover first new moon of Uranus in over two decades and two new moons of Neptune
The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of three new moons, marking the…