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A New Reconfigurable Structure Could Be Used to Make Space Habitats
Even some fields that seem fully settled will occasionally have breakthrough ideas that have reverberated impacts…
What’s Inside Uranus and Neptune? A New Way to Find Out
In our search for exoplanets, we’ve found that many of them fall into certain types or…
Just Built a Giant, Next Generation Planet Hunting Space Telescope? Here’s Where to Point It
You know what it’s like. You get a new telescope and need to know where to…
NASA Is Seeking Ideas for Rescuing an Astronaut from the Moon
Space exploration is a dangerous business, especially when squishy living organisms, such as humans, are involved.…
Asteroid 2024 XA flew past Earth at 0.02 LD, the closest flyby of the year and second closest on record
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 XA flew past Earth at 0.02 LD / 0.00005 AU…
A CubeSat Mission to Phobos Could Map Staging Bases for a Mars Landing
The moons of Mars are garnering increased attention, not only because they could provide a view…
Interstellar Objects Can’t Hide From Vera Rubin
We have studied the skies for centuries, but we have only found two objects known to…
Bright fireball observed over southeastern Brazil
A bright fireball was observed over Brazil at approximately 00:29 UTC on November 28, 2024, with…
The Early Earth Wasn’t Completely Terrible
Earth formed 4.54 billion years ago. The first period of the history of the Earth was…