The construction of the Vera C. Rubin observatory has just crossed a major milestone with the…
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The GeoMin science group is enjoying the view too, extending Mastcam coverage of areas of interest…
New Study Examines the Links Between Science Fiction and Astronomy
“Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.” This quote, attributed to Isaac Asimov, captures science’s intricate…
Gaia spots over 350 asteroids with possible moons
Here are the orbits of the more than 150,000 asteroids. Among these, Gaia data identified hundreds…
Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won’t get this close again until 2033
This combination image, created from two photos provided by NASA, shows Jupiter pictured on April 3,…
What’s Phil thinking of NOW? GAIA
What’s Phil thinking? He’s thinking about the wealth of knowledge about our home galaxy, the Milky…
Good Thing We Found this Earth-Sized Planet Now. It’s About to Be Destroyed
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanets with extremely small orbits around their stars. But what…
Scientists Develop a Novel Method for Detecting Supermassive Black Holes: Use Smaller Black Holes!
In 1974, astronomers Bruce Balick and Robert L. Brown discovered a powerful radio source at the…
An Ancient Martian Lake Was Larger Than Any Lake on Earth
The ESA’s Mars Express orbiter captured an image of the remains of a vast ancient lake…
Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on ISS and discover surprising quirks of zero-G life
Credit: NASA/International Space Station Archaeological Project, CC BY New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted…