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DART mission will hit and move an asteroid
The DART mission is due to launch November 23-24, 2021. It'll head to the moonlet of asteroid Didymos, where it'll crash into and slightly push the moonlet.
November 24, 2021
Planet orbiting 2 stars discovered by TESS
NASA's TESS mission has just found its first planet orbiting 2 stars. It's a Jupiter-sized world that takes less than an Earth-year to complete one orbit.
November 21, 2021
Piece of the moon? Asteroid might have lunar origin
Astronomers at the University of Arizona say that a peculiar near-Earth asteroid may actually be a lost piece of the moon that broke off in the ancient past.
November 18, 2021
Watch live: Crew-3 to arrive at International Space Station
SpaceX's Crew-3 mission with four astronauts is scheduled to take flight at 02:03 UTC on November 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
November 11, 2021
Ultra-hot exoplanet has a weird, wild atmosphere
The ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-76b is a good example of weird, broiling Jupiter-type planets that have metal rain and fiery temperatures.
November 11, 2021
Weird rocky exoplanets unlike any seen before
Astronomers say they have evidence for weird rocky exoplanets that are unlike any in our own solar system, based on the chemical analysis of white dwarf stars.
November 9, 2021
Revealing hidden alien oceans, with chemistry
NASA scientists say that to find hidden alien oceans on distant exoplanets, use chemistry. Ocean worlds will have distinctly different atmospheric compositions from planets that don't have oceans, including a lack of ammonia.
November 5, 2021
Exoplanet lost its atmosphere in ancient impact
A young Earth-sized exoplanet lost its atmosphere in a giant impact about 200,000 years ago, leaving behind clues in leftover dust and carbon monoxide gas.
November 4, 2021
Probing the depths of Jupiter’s storms
Juno provided data that has let scientists probe the depths of Jupiter's storms. We now know the Great Red Spot extends some 200 miles (300 km) down.
November 2, 2021
Another Astra launch attempt is imminent
A test payload for the U.S. Space Force to launch from the Astra spaceport in Alaska in early November 2021 will be Astra's 4th attempt at reaching orbit.
October 28, 2021
