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The Ultraviolet Habitable Zone Sets a Time Limit on the Formation of Life
The field of extrasolar planet studies has grown exponentially in the past twenty years. Thanks to…
Curiosity Drives Over a Rock, Cracking it Open and Revealing an Amazing Yellow Crystal
On May 30th, the Mars Curiosity rover was just minding its own business exploring Gediz Vallis…
Producing Oxygen From Rock Is Harder In Lower Gravities
One of the challenges engineers face when developing technologies for use in space is that of…
The Entrance of a Lunar Lava Tube Mapped from Space
Craters are a familiar sight on the lunar surface and indeed on many of the rocky…
Rare fireball detected over Antarctica with an impact energy of 5.1 kilotons
A significant fireball was detected over eastern Antarctica at 14:08 UTC on July 20, 2024. The…
Moon Dust Could Contaminate Lunar Explorers’ Water Supply
Water purification is a big business on Earth. Companies offer everything from desalination to providing just…
SpaceX Reveals the Beefed-Up Dragon That Will De-Orbit the ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) has been continuously orbiting Earth for more than 25 years and…
Bright fireball over Massachusetts, U.S.
A bright fireball was seen streaking through the night sky over the northeastern United States at…
Gaia Hit by a Micrometeoroid AND Caught in a Solar Storm
For over ten years, the ESA’s Gaia Observatory has monitored the proper motion, luminosity, temperature, and…