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Radio Telescope Confirms Free-Floating Binary Planets in the Orion Nebula
Planets orbit stars. That’s axiomatic. Or at least it was until astronomers started finding rogue planets,…
Engineers Design Habitats for the Moon Inspired by Terminite Mounds
Through the Artemis Program, NASA intends to send astronauts back to the Moon for the first…
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Lander Begins Its Moon Odyssey
Now it’s Intuitive Machines’ turn to try making history with a robotic moon landing. Today’s launch of the…
NASA is Trying to Fix a Problem With one of Perseverance’s Instruments
There’s a problem with the Perseverance rover. One of its instruments, the laser-shooting SHERLOC, which is…
Another Clue Into the True Nature of Fast Radio Bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are strange events. They can last only milliseconds, but during that time…
OSIRIS-REx’s Final Haul: 121.6 Grams from Asteroid Bennu
After several months of meticulous, careful work, NASA has the final total for their haul of…
Ground-Based Lasers Could Accelerate Spacecraft to Other Stars
The future of space exploration includes some rather ambitious plans to send missions farther from Earth…
Even Stars Like the Sun Can Unleash Savage Flares in Their Youth
Why would a young Sun-like star suddenly belch out a hugely bright flare? That’s what astronomers…
Even if We Can’t See the First Stars, We Could Detect Their Impact on the First Galaxies
For a long time, our understanding of the Universe’s first galaxies leaned heavily on theory. The…