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Odysseus Moon Lander Transmits Pictures From Its Landing Spot
Four days after Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander made an off-kilter touchdown on the moon, the mission…
Bright fireball over Pennsylvania, U.S.
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Pennsylvania, U.S. at around 23:48 UTC on…
Astronomers Discover a New Meteor Shower. The Source is Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Like many of you, I love a good meteor shower. I have fond memories of the…
Surprise! Japan’s SLIM Moon Lander Wakes Up After a Cold Night
Japan’s space agency didn’t expect its wrong-side-up SLIM moon lander to revive itself after powering down…
Titan Probably Doesn’t Have the Amino Acids Needed for Life to Emerge
Does Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, possess the necessary ingredients for life to exist? This is what…
The Kuiper Belt is Much Bigger Than We Thought
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is just over 8.8 billion km away, exploring the Kuiper Belt. This…
What Kinds of Astronomy Could Be Done With a Telescope on the Moon?
For decades, astronomers have said that one of the most optimal places to build large telescopes…
A Planetary Disk in the Orion Nebula is Destroying and Replenishing Oceans of Water Every Month
Planet-forming disks are places of chaotic activity. Not only do planetesimals slam together to form larger…
Brrr. JWST Looks at the Coldest Brown Dwarf
What are the atmospheric compositions of cold brown dwarf stars? This is what a recent study…