Psyche, the Asteroid’s Iron Giant, Could Be Less Iron Than Researchers Thought
According to a new study by experts from Brown and Purdue universities, the asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA plans to visit with a spaceship in…
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NASA Says Business As Usual, but Roscosmos Director Threatens End of ISS
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NASA has stated that the International Space Station (ISS) would continue to operate normally, collaborating with other international partners as…
Pluto’s Tantalizing Images Reveal a Dynamic Surface, but it won’t be Seen for Another 161 Years
In July 2018, the solar system aligned for a brief moment, allowing Earth to see Pluto’s fully illuminated disk, which will not happen again for…
“Puzzling” Artificial Fragment on Mars Suggests First Self-Driving Hit & Run on the Red Planet
People were amused, then fascinated, by a strange snapshot obtained by NASA’s Perseverance rover. A white and gold (or is it black and blue?) cylinder…
About Half of Sun-Like Stars could have Rocky Planets that could be Habitable
Since astronomers established the existence of exoplanets or planets outside our solar system, humanity has questioned how many of them may support life. We’re one…
Exoplanet Orbiting a Distant Star Resembles Our Solar System’s Reputed ‘Planet Nine’
Astronomers are still looking for a possible “Planet Nine” in the beyond limits of our solar system, but an exoplanet 336 light-years away is increasingly…
The Rhythmic Movement of a Six-Exoplanet System Confounds Theories of Planet Formation
Astronomers have discovered a system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in an unusual rhythm around their central star, using a combination…
Kepler-1229b – a Super-Earth Exoplanet
Kepler-1229 b is an exoplanet that circles a M-type star. It is most likely rocky and orbits within the habitable zone of the red dwarf…
HD 85512 – a Solitary K-type Main-sequence Star
HD 85512 is a single K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Vela, located 37 light-years away. It is approximately one billion years older than the…
Translucent Glass Beads on the Moon’s Far Side Discovered By Chinese Rover
Images from the Yutu-2 rover have showed translucent spherical and dumbbell-shaped glassy globules on top of the lunar dirt. This is the intrepid rover’s latest…
African American NASA Employees Honored In Black History Month Tribute
From astronauts to engineers to mathematicians, NASA has honored some of the most renowned African Americans who have worked for the organization throughout the years.…
HD 85512 b – a super-Earth exoplanet
HD 85512 b is a super-Earth exoplanet in the habitable zone of a K-type star. It is an exoplanet that orbits HD 85512, a K-type…
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