Light from many different molecules reveals the secrets of distant star factories. The illustration shows representations…
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Simulations of craters reveal characteristics of impactors such as spin speed, bond strength
(a)Â Craters on Earth’s moon (in the middle, with a smaller bow-shaped crater inside, is Poinsot crater).…
Research investigates evolution of symbiotic binary HM Sagittae
HST WFC3 [N II] image of HM Sge and the surrounding nebula enhanced artistically to accentuate…
China’s space program: Five things to know
Chang’e-3, which carried a robotic rover, was China’s first landing on the Moon. When Chang’e-3 became…
Possible first ever synchrotron-based analysis of asteroid Bennu to be performed
A close up image of the sample of the Bennu asteroid being studied at Diamond Light…
Astronomy toolkit allows users to create their own sky map, find the weirdest stars and explore the surface of the moon
The EXPLORE lunar tools include a ‘pedestrian view’ for visualising the exploration of the lunar surface.…
More pieces to the puzzle of mysterious space signals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of SETI Institute scientists has unveiled new insights into a…
Some icy exoplanets may have habitable oceans and geysers
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Enceladus on Nov. 30, 2010. The shadow of the…
Engineers working to resolve issue with Voyager 1 computer
Artist’s illustration of one of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL Engineers are working to resolve an…
Geminids meteor shower peaks this week under dark skies
The Geminid meteor shower lights up the night sky above Tybee Island, Ga., early Thursday, Dec.…