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China’s Relay Satellite is in Lunar Orbit
On March 20th, China’s Queqiao-2 (“Magpie Bridge-2”) satellite launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site LC-2…
The Hubble Aims Its Powerful Ultraviolet Eye at Super-Hot Stars
Some stars are so massive and so energetic that they’re a million times brighter than the…
A cosmic ‘speed camera’ just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first
Simultaneous X-ray and multi-band radio light curves of 4U1728. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07133-5 How fast…
When stars destroy and eat their own planets
Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss Our sun is both our best friend and our worst enemy. On the one…
Canada’s Niagara region declares a state of emergency to prepare for an influx of eclipse viewers
Tourists on the American side of Niagara Falls take photos in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on Friday,…
Curiosity rover searches for new clues about Mars’ ancient water
The steep path NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took to reach Gediz Vallis channel is indicated in…
Illinois and Other States Get Ready for 2nd Total Solar Eclipse in 7 Years
It is rare for a total solar eclipse to hit the same place twice — once…
Search for Life on Mars Could Level-Up with MARSE Mission Concept
A recent study presented at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) discusses the Mars…
NASA’s Artemis IV: Building First Lunar Space Station
NASA and its partners are developing the foundational systems needed for long-term exploration at the Moon…