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Recording the first daily measurements of Earth’s rotation shifts
The ring laser in Wettzell has been continuously improved since its commissioning. Credit: Technical University Munich…
Dwarf galaxies stripped of stars prove to be the missing link in the formation of rare ultra-compact dwarf galaxies
Strongly nucleated dEs, eUCDs and UCDs in the Virgo Cluster core. a, u*g′i′ color composite images…
Astronomers find dozens of massive stars fleeing the Milky Way
This illustration shows a star exploding as a supernova and subjecting its binary companion to the…
Some of the moon’s craters are from interstellar impacts. Can we tell which?
Far side of the moon imaged by MoonKAM. This image of the lunar surface was taken…
One step closer to unveiling dark matter with ARRAKIHS
Example of stellar shells and tidal streams in the halo of nearby galaxies from ground-based images.…
Experiments launching aboard SpaceX-29 will help humans go farther and stay longer in space
Plant Water Management (PWM) Harness and Soil Test Article. Credit: NASA The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft…
NASA’s Mars fleet will still conduct science while lying low
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of the location where it will be parked for several…
A close-up, on-the-ground view of Europe’s next-generation satellites
by European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Two Metop-SG satellites: Metop-SGB in the…
Earth has many objects in orbit but definitely only one moon, despite what some people think
A map of the moon by the 18th Century German astronomer Tobias Mayer. Public domain Big…