Countdown to Mars: A Story of Perseverance (Mars 2020 Rover Behind the Scenes Video)
“When you look at the team that put this robot together, and the team that put this launch vehicle together, that’s what they’ve done. They’ve…
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Improved Solar Storm Forecasts for Earth With Help From the Public
Mesmerizing Shapes of Planetary Nebulae Explained: Stellar Winds Around Aging Stars Captured in Unprecedented Detail
Hubble Captures Crisp New Portrait of Jupiter’s Turbulent Storms Raging Across the Planet
Venus’ Ancient Layered, Folded Terrain Points to Volcanic Origin
NASA Issues Announcement Regarding Claims of Possible Signs of Life on Venus
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A White Dwarf’s Surprise Planetary Companion: First-of-Its-Kind Exoplanet Detected Around Dead Star
Evolved Binary Star System Wolf-Rayet 112: Unraveling a Spiral Stream of Dusty Embers From a Massive Stellar Forge
Why Scientists Believe There May Be Extra-Terrestrial Life Floating in the Atmosphere of Venus
An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, today announced the discovery of a rare molecule – phosphine – in…
The Evolving Volatile Chemistry of Protoplanetary Disks
Planets form from the gas and dust in disks that surround young stars. Chemicals in the disk that evaporate easily, called volatiles, include important molecules…
ESA’s Ambitious Hera Planetary Defense Mission Awards $153 Million Contract
Today ESA awarded a €129.4 million (US $153.4 million) contract covering the detailed design, manufacturing, and testing of Hera, the Agency’s first mission for planetary…
Colliding Neutron Stars Generate Just Small Amounts of Gold, Creating an Astronomical Mystery
Colliding neutron stars were touted as the main source of some of the heaviest elements in the Periodic Table. Now, not so much … Neutron…
A Warped Disc “Torn Apart by Stars” Discovered in a Triple Tatooine-Like System
Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted…
How Fast Is the Universe Expanding? Measuring Cosmic Expansion With Radio Astronomy and Gravitational Waves
How fast is the universe expanding? We don’t know for sure. Astronomers study cosmic expansion by measuring the Hubble constant. They have measured this constant…
Extra-Terrestrial “Aerial” Life on Venus? Possible Marker of Life Spotted in Venusian Atmosphere [Video]
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. This detection could point…
Kate Rubins – First Person to Sequence DNA in Space – Set to Return to Space Station
During her first mission to space and to the International Space Station, Kate Rubins became the first person to sequence DNA in space. During her…
Astronomers Find Possible Signs of Life on Venus
Astronomers May Have Found a Signature of Life on Venus Evidence indicates phosphine, a gas associated with living organisms, is present in the habitable region…