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Saturn’s Rings will Disappear in 2025. Don’t Worry, They’ll Return Soon Enough
The rings of Saturn are some of the most well-known and captivating spectacles in the night…
Gaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST Image
Thanks to its infrared capabilities, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows astronomers to peer through…
A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars
Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars’ atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to…
A New Technique Has Dramatically Improved ALMA’s Resolution
To those familiar with optical telescopes, the idea of doing something to achieve higher resolution with…
NASA Tests a Prototype Europa Lander
In 2024, NASA will launch the Europa Clipper, the long-awaited orbiter mission that will fly to…
Under Some Conditions, Comets Could Deliver Organic Molecules to Planets
Approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago, the planets of the inner Solar System experienced many…
The Universe Can’t Hide Behind the Zone of Avoidance Any Longer
Our view of the cosmos is always limited by the fact we are located within a…
ALMA Takes Next-Level Images of a Protoplanetary Disk
The ESO’s Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is perched high in the Chilean Andes. ALMA is…
We’re Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With Lasers
In October 2023, NASA launched its long-awaited on-again, off-again Psyche mission. The spacecraft is on its…