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MAUVE: An Ultraviolet Astrophysics Probe Mission Concept
For the past thirty years, NASA’s Great Observatories – the Hubble, Spitzer, Compton, and Chandra space…
Very bright fireball over Hokkaido, Japan
A very bright fireball was observed over Hokkaido shortly after 01:00 local time (LT) on Thursday,…
Cosmology is at a Crossroads, But New Instruments are Coming to Help
Our understanding of the Universe is profound. Only a century ago, astronomers held a Great Debate…
A 3U CubeSat Could Collect Data During an Asteroid Flyby
One of the great things about CubeSat designs is that they constrain the engineers who design…
Daylight fireball over Kansas and Oklahoma
A daylight fireball was observed over Kansas and Oklahoma at around 13:15 CST (19:15 UTC) on…
China Plans to Retrieve Mars Samples by 2031
China’s growing presence in space has been undeniable since the turn of the century. Between sending…
Double fireball event and aurora observed over Fairbanks, Alaska
Two fireballs were observed streaking across the sky over Fairbanks, Alaska, in the early hours of…
Here’s How Interstellar Objects and Rogue Planets Can be Trapped in the Solar System
When Oumuamua traversed our Solar System in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO)…
MeerKAT Confirms the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe in Record Time
The Universe is a turbulent place. Stars are exploding, neutron stars collide, and supermassive black holes…