Team links comet water to Earth’s oceans

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Researchers have found that water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a similar molecular signature to the water in...

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Get a sneak peek at ‘Star Trek’ illustrated short story anthology beaming up later this month (exclusive)

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

A sneak peek at the new “Star Trek” short story anthology, “A Year To The Day I...

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

File: A Falcon 9 stands ready for the Starlink 8-10 mission at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex...

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‘Galaxy Quest’ blasts back onto our screens with 25th anniversary Blu-ray release

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

A preview of new “Galaxy Quest” 4K UHD Blu-ray and Limited Edition Steelbook

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Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat?

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

New research suggests that tiny primordial black holes could be hollowing out planets and passing through everyday...

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Building blocks: How China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Chinese scientists are developing the capability to build a moon base made of bricks formed from lunar...

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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects—some of which could...

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Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th ‘imminent impactor’ of 2024

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with...

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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first...

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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ episodes 1 & 2: What’s the secret of At Attin?

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew explores the New Republic era from a new, innocent perspective, but there’s more...

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Dragonfly is going to Titan on a Falcon Heavy

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

NASA has given SpaceX the contract to launch the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. A Falcon...

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Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Launches Rebrand, Reorg and Integrate, Compete, and Unleash Plan

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Washington, D.C, December 3, 2024. The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) has announced a rebrand of the organization...

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Handle on history: Knives embedded with rocket parts honor 45 years of Ariane launches

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

A company that crafts knife handles from leftover rocket metal and the wood from trees surrounding the...

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Infrared detectors made from quantum dots—a keener eye for the invisible

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

What do motion detectors, self-driving cars, chemical analyzers and satellites have in common? They all contain detectors...

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Planetary scientists confirm new main-belt comet

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

A mysterious object discovered in the main asteroid belt in 2021 was determined to be a main-belt...

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Perseverance now arriving at Pico Turquino

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Perseverance has been continuing its sightseeing tour of the Jezero crater rim, with this week’s travel itinerary...

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Is it time to rename the Hubble constant?

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Most people associate the discovery that faraway galaxies are receding from us — and thus, that the...

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Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Asteroids colliding with neutron stars could account for mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts by...

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Observations detect a new long-period radio transient associated with supernova remnant G22.7-0.2

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Using the DAocheng Radio Telescope (DART), Chinese astronomers have detected a long-period transient event. The newfound transient,...

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Lockheed Martin challenges narrative on GPS vulnerability

Astrobitica 03/12/2024

Company executives say the system is more resilient than many realize The post Lockheed Martin challenges narrative...

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