Why Pluto’s Moon Charon Wears a Red Cap
We didn’t discover as much about Charon as we did about Pluto because New Horizons never approached Charon as closely. A crimson “cap” at the…
Astronomy
NASA’s Huge Moon Rocket Passed a Major Fuel Test, Despite Leak
The Space Launch System, NASA’s massive Moon rocket, is responsible for the agency’s return to the Moon (SLS). The agency has been completing the final…
New Blue Blob Class of Stellar System Might Have Experienced a Galactic “Belly Flop”
A brand-new class of star systems has been identified by astronomers. These groups, which go by the name of “blue blobs,” are filled with blue…
NASA’s InSight won’t go gently into the Night
NASA’s InSight is receiving a bit less power each day than it did previously due to the buildup of Mars dust. The fantastic lander will…
Kepler-186 d – an Exoplanet
Kepler-186 d is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. It is an exoplanet that orbits the star Kepler-186, which are 579.1 light-years…
The Parker Solar Probe provides an Incredible View of Venus
Stunning views of Venus were captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020. For more information, the…
Tidal Waves in the Atmosphere keep Venus Spinning
An international research team discovered that the ‘super-rotation’ of Venus is maintained near the equator by atmospheric tidal waves formed by solar heating on the…
Kepler-186 c – an Exoplanet
Kepler-186 c is an exoplanet that orbits the star Kepler-186, which are 579.1 light-years (177.6 pc) from our Solar System. It is an exoplanet that…
Was there ever an Ocean on Venus?
Astrophysicists have investigated Venus’s past to determine whether the Earth’s sister planet once had oceans. Venus can be thought of as Earth’s evil twin. At…
Kepler 186b – an Exoplanet
Kepler 186b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits an M-type star. It is an exoplanet 582 light-years away from Earth. Kepler-186b is in orbit…
The Device Simulates Life’s First Steps in Space
A new device promises to reveal how the building blocks of life form in space. It simulates the formation of molecules in the freezing darkness…
Kepler-186 – a Main-sequence Dwarf Star
Kepler-186 is a main-sequence M1 dwarf star in the constellation Cygnus, located 178.5 parsecs (582 light years) away. Kepler-186 is located approximately 561.0 light-years (172.0…
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