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Can we – should we – send life to the nearest star?
A team of researchers has studied what's needed to send life to the nearest star. They envision small creatures riding tiny spacecraft to Proxima Centauri.
January 11, 2022
Mysterious dusty object baffles astronomers
Astronomers have found a mysterious dusty object orbiting a star 2,300 light-years from Earth. It's emitting large amounts of dust, yet remaining intact.
January 10, 2022
Axiom Space develops commercial spacesuits and a space station
Axiom Space is a privately funded company busy with commercial space flight plans, including a crew to ISS in 2022, spacesuits, and even a space station.
January 9, 2022
Black hole eruption the size of 16 full moons
Scientists used the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope to take the most detailed image yet of the black hole eruption inside galaxy Centaurus A.
January 9, 2022
The 1st known exoplanet magnetic field
An international team of astronomers has discovered a magnetic field on exoplanet HAT-P-11b, a Neptune-sized world 123 light-years away.
January 5, 2022
Ice on Earth-like worlds might be rare
Ice on Earth-like worlds orbiting other stars may be fairly rare at the planets' poles, according to a new study from researchers in the U.S. and Switzerland.
January 4, 2022
Rogue planets nearly double in number with new discovery
Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known rogue planets with a recent discovery using archive images from the Upper Scorpius region.
January 3, 2022
10 months of Perseverance: New Mars discoveries
NASA announced exciting new results from the first 10 months of Perseverance exploring an ancient lakebed on Mars, from magma to organics.
January 3, 2022
Juno spacecraft’s 4 latest discoveries at Jupiter
Juno has been studying Jupiter and its moons since it arrived at the giant planet in 2016. Here are 4 of its newest discoveries, courtesy of NASA.
December 26, 2021
‘We love it.’ Webb in arts and crafts
People kept busy while anticipating the James Webb Space Telescope launch by creating a huge array of inspiring arts and crafts.
December 25, 2021
