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Vampire Stars Get Help from a Third Star to Feed
Some stars are stuck in bad binary relationships. A massive primary star feeds on its smaller…
Aerocapture is a Free Lunch in Space Exploration
When spacecraft return to Earth, they don’t need to shed all their velocity by firing retro-rockets.…
JWST Reveals Protoplanetary Disks in a Nearby Star Cluster
The Orion Nebula is a favourite among stargazers, certainly one of mine. It’s a giant stellar…
Apollo Samples Contain Hydrogen Hurled from the Sun
According to the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, men should drink 3.7litres of…
Next Generation Space Telescopes Could Use Deformable Mirrors to Image Earth-Sized Worlds
Observing distant objects is no easy task, thanks to our planet’s thick and fluffy atmosphere. As…
The Early Universe Had No Problem Making Barred Spiral Galaxies
Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are like cosmic snowflakes—no two are exactly alike. For many…
NASA Tests its Next-Generation Mars Helicopter Blades
While NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to break records for both airspeed and altitude while it…
Ariane 6 Fires its Engines, Simulating a Flight to Space
Since 2010, the European aerospace manufacturer ArianeGroup has been developing the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, a…
Where are All the Double Planets?
A recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society examines formation mechanisms…