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Coronavirus brings uncertainties to NASA's upcoming schedule

Several of NASA's facilities have been temporarily closed down.

NASA reports asteroid to pass close to Earth tomorrow, might 'airburst'

No need to fear it -- just don't look at it.

NASA continues with normal schedule despite coronavirus

Missions are still going forward despite the outbreak.

Researchers identify over 300 new minor planets in the Solar System

New friends!

Scientists find extreme exoplanet raining with iron

On this ultra-hot gas giant, the weather report for today is cloudy, with a chance of molten iron falling from the sky.

NASA finds Mars' magnetic field is 10 times stronger than expected

Scientists hope to use this new information to unravel the internal structure and geological history of Mars.

NASA just released this insane 1.8-billion-pixel panorama of the Martian landscape

Nearly 1,200 individual images taken last year were pieced together to produce this epic panorama.

Astronomers spot the largest explosion since the Big Bang

It was so big it punched a hole in space the size of 15 Milky Ways.

NASA presents first insights from Martian earthquakes

NASA InSight mission reveals tantalizing clues about Mars' subsurface.

DNA of "opportunistic bacteria" in ISS water dispenser

Bacteria have made their way to the space station's water, but there's no reason to fear.

One year on this exoplanet lasts only 18 hours

The planet could fall into its host star in the next decade.

Focusing on Arrokoth promises to reveal the Kuiper Belt's secrets

The results from New Horizon's New Year's Day Flyby of Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth are in, and it could just change how we think about planet formation.

New detonating engine could make space travel faster and cheaper

A major breakthrough could be coming to rocket engines.

Betelgeuse is getting dimmer -- but will it explode soon?

One of the brightest stars in the night's sky is getting dimmer and changing shape.

Arrokoth, the 'Space Snowman', sheds new light on how the solar system formed

The study of the Kuiper Belt body Arrokoth promises to change how we believe the building blocks of planets form. Thus revealing more about how planets such as the Earth are born.

Iranian propaganda tries to pass $20 children's Halloween costume as an astronaut suit

Yup, they seriously tried to pull this off...

NASA fixes Voyager 2 from over 11 billion miles away

NASA provides the ultimate hotfix.

Pluto's beating icy heart makes and breaks atmospheric winds

Pluto's heart-shaped basin may be as important for its climate as the ocean is for Earth's climate.

White dwarf stars drags space-time around it, proving Einstein right yet again

After gravitational waves and black holes, another one of Einstein's brilliant predictions has been confirmed.

Astronomers capture the most detailed image of the sun

It looks like caramel corn. Yum!

The International Space Station will soon have a 'space hotel' for the wealthy

If you want a seat, you'd best save up $50 million by 2024

Inferno 'ultra-hot Jupiter' is the hottest planet in the universe

This planet's surface is hotter than some stars.

China releases more stunning images of the dark side of the moon

Eye candy from the moon.

Astrophysicists find more evidence of ‘wandering’ black holes

New research has uncovered the presence of at least thirteen ‘wandering’ black holes in dwarf galaxies. Something, that until recently was not believed possible.

What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide

You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.

Martian water was mineral-rich and salty -- good hints of habitability

The seas on Mars might have been much like those on Earth.

Oldest material on Earth is stardust found in meteorite

The dust grains were formed 5 to 7 billion years ago.

Dark matter is colder than we thought -- and we know this thanks to Einsteins crosses

New Hubble study takes us one step closer to understanding the mysterious dark matter.

Mars may be losing water faster than expected

Water vapor saturation in the Martian upper atmosphere is much greater than expected, which entails more water is escaping into space over time.

Astronomers track source of mysterious repeating radio burst to far-away galaxy

Scientists are a step closer to understanding ultra-fast pinpricks of radio energy keep lighting up the night sky.

NASA planet-hunting satellite finds its first Earth-sized alien world

The exoplanet orbits a star in the habitable zone and may be covered in oceans.

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites meant to beam internet from space -- but which also photobomb astronomy

Officially, SpaceX now operates the world's largest commercial satellite fleet.

Venus might still be volcanically active, according to its infrared emissions

Earth's sister planet might also enjoy a bit of volcanism.

How long before our spacecraft reach other stars?

Some of NASA's space probes have already left the solar system but it might take tens of thousands of years before any arrive in a sensible vicinity to a star system.

Mineral never before seen in nature is discovered in a meteorite from 1951

A rare form of an iron-carbide mineral was found by researchers

A clock error spoiled NASA's Christmas mission -- but the craft just landed, safe and sound

The mission was a bust -- but we got the spaceship back!

Mars gets auroras almost every day -- it's just that we can't see them

Martian auroras are linked to water loss on the red planet's surface, which is why the connection is quite important to scientists.

New European exoplanet-hunting telescope launches into space

The ESA’s CHEOPS telescope has finally launched kick-starting the next phase in exoplanet investigations.

CHEOPS launch postponed due to 'Software Error'

The launch of the ESA’s CHEOPS satellite has been postponed as a result of a software error, reports the University of Bern.

Astronomers map the surface of a pulsar for the first time

A new mapped the surface of a pulsar, and it may cause astronomers to rewrite their textbooks.

There may be a second black hole at the center of our galaxy

Astronomers think that the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have a companion -- and that could teach us more about how galaxies form and evolve.

Biotech company is sending cannabis to space to see how it mutates

Hemp and coffee cell cultures will grow for 30 days in microgravity.

NASA maps ice water reserves inches below Martian surface

A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.

How Enceladus got its stripes

New research reveals the physics governing the fissures through which ocean water erupts from the moon's icy surface.

Exoplanet researcher awarded for groundbreaking work

As the Hans Sigrist Prize is claimed by Ignas Snellen for groundbreaking exoplanet research, the message is clear--the search for other worlds is heating up.

"Mighty Mice" arrive at the ISS to improve astronaut health

Scientists sent extraordinarily muscular mice to the International Space Station to study how microgravity affects muscles and bones.

Exoplanet telescope CHEOPS gears up for launch day

The ESA's CHEOPS satellite launches later this month with the mission to select exoplanets suitable for in-depth investigation.

Astronomers find the most massive black hole in the local universe

A dim patch in an otherwise bright galaxy is the epicenter of a supermassive black hole whose mass is 40 billion times greater than that of the Sun.

NASA and amateur space enthusiast find lost Indian moon lander

Parts from the craft landed in almost two dozen locations spanning several kilometers.

How Black Holes and Neutron Stars Shine

Black holes and neutron stars are the densest and most mysterious objects in the universe, and researchers may have figured out the source of the light they emit.

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