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Spacecraft often use planets for gravity-assist or “slingshot” maneuvers. NASA’s Psyche mission used Mars for that purpose...
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An international team of researchers say they've found a more efficient route from Earth to the moon...
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Neptune’s far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet’s original companions that managed to survive...
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How come our universe is full of disorder, when all elementary particles appear to follow strictly ordered...
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SpaceX has stacked its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster at the company's new Starbase launch pad,...
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Academic success at university could depend on the changing interaction between students’ habits over time rather than...
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The U.S. military test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 20,...
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In 2014, researchers presented the discovery of water vapour plumes being emitted from Jupiter’s moon Europa. This...
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Typically when we think of astronomy, we think of pictures of M87 captured on a backyard telescope...
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Neptune's moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet's original system, researchers report in...
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When people eventually head to the Moon for long-term exploration and habitation, they’ll need equipment and habitats...
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Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, which performed the first controlled, powered flight on another planet, was an excellent...
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A team of scientists has recorded one of the most detailed views ever of a failed solar...
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LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous...
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The moon and Venus met in the western sky on May 18-19, setting the stage for a...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2026 On May 15, Astronomy magazine announced the 2026 Astronomy Magazine Astrophotography...
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Using nearly a decade of satellite observations, NASA's Black Marble project reveals a constantly shifting portrait of...
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Galaxies grow through mergers and collisions, and astronomers want to know more about the mergers in the...
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The moon glows with the Beehive Cluster on May 21, as a trio of planets form up...
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Years of grievance against dust. It ruins lungs, suits, rovers, and Mars missions. The first installment of...