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If Our Part of the Universe is Less Dense, Would That Explain the Hubble Tension?
In the 1920s, Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaitre made a startling discovery that forever changed our…
A Star Near the Center of the Milky Way is a Visitor from Beyond
There’s an alien red giant star orbiting in the center of our galaxy. It’s called S0-6…
Did the Last Great Galactic Merger Create the Milky Way’s Bar?
The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. More specifically, it is a barred spiral galaxy, meaning…
The International Space Station Celebrates 25 Years in Space
NASA recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS) with a space-to-Earth call…
Fly Slowly Through Enceladus’ Plumes to Detect Life
Enceladus is blasting water into space from the jets at its southern pole. This makes it…
OSIRIS-REx Failed to Deploy its Drogue Chute Properly. Now NASA has Figured out Why
On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned a precious sample of rocky material from asteroid…
In 1872, a Solar Storm Hit the Earth Generating Auroras from the Tropics to the Poles
Imagine a solar storm generating auroral displays across the entire sky. No, we haven’t quite seen…
For its Final Trick, Chandrayaan-3 Brings its Propulsion Module to Earth Orbit
On August 23, ISRO’s Vikram lander detached from its propulsion module and made a soft landing…
ESA’s Ariel Mission is Approved to Begin Construction
We’re about to learn a lot more about exoplanets. The ESA has just approved the construction…