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Hubble telescope peeks by ‘cosmic keyhole’ in beautiful photograph
It's not on a regular basis that you could peek by a cosmic keyhole within the cosmos, however Hubble did simply that — and it did not even understand it.…
Asteroid Ryugu may be a remnant of an extinct comet
Observations from Japan's Hayabusa2 mission have astronomers questioning the true origin of…
Astronauts may use Mars soil for 3D-printing on the Red Planet
Martian soil may function a 3D-printing materials, researchers have proven, which means…
Mystery object shot down over Yukon might have been innocent ‘pico balloon’
The newbie radio neighborhood continues to be abuzz about three latest shootdowns…
NASA Receives First Message From Voyager-1 After 5 Months
NASA scientists receive the first message from the Voyager-1 in 5 months.…
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Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of sunshine
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Pluto’s giant ice volcanoes may still be erupting
Nearly seven years after New Horizons visited Pluto, the little world is still revealing itself to be geologically complex. It…
Asteroid Ryugu may be a remnant of an extinct comet
Observations from Japan's Hayabusa2 mission have astronomers questioning the true origin of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. The Hayabusa2 mission launched…
Background glow of the universe is oddly bright
We might think of space as an unending void of pitch black darkness, punctuated only by tiny lights of stars…
Orion Spacecraft: Taking Astronauts Beyond Earth Orbit
The Orion spacecraft (more formally, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle) is NASA's vehicle of choice to take astronauts to the…
The speed of sound on Mars is different from Earth, Perseverance rover finds
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has found that sound travels much more slowly on the Red Planet than it does on…
Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease a space weather expert explains the science
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. On Feb.…
Could the secret of supermassive black holes lie in ultralight dark matter?
Though scientists know there's a supermassive black hole at the center of most galaxies, they can't explain how the gravitational…
The exact point of the moon’s south pole
Since 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been taking high-resolution pictures of the lunar surface. This data, along with…
Distant galaxies appear to overlap in new Hubble telescope image
A new Hubble image shows two deceivingly close galaxies located in the constellation Virgo. The Hubble Space Telescope captured the…