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NASA back in the search for alien technosignatures
After some prompting by Congress, NASA is again getting involved in SETI. Last week, it held a Technosignatures Workshop in Houston, exploring new ways scientists could seek intelligent aliens.
September 30, 2018
Matter falling into a black hole at 30% light speed
There may be misaligned disks of material rotating around the black hole. Rings of gas may be breaking off and colliding, leaving gas to fall directly towards the black hole at unfathomable speeds.
September 30, 2018
Mercury’s strange chemistry revealed
Mercury is an odd little world, but new research is revealing its mysteries. Plus, the upcoming BepiColombo mission - a joint mission between Europe and Japan - will help scientists understand the planet's origin and evolution.
September 28, 2018
Pink lagoon provides clues to possible Mars life
This candy-pink lagoon in Spain is providing valuable clues about how extremophile microorganisms might exist on Mars despite the planet's harsh conditions.
September 28, 2018
Latest images via Japanese rovers on asteroid Ryugu
Japan's space agency JAXA released new images today from the rovers set down on the surface of asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
September 27, 2018
Powerful jet from the wrong kind of star
Astronomers had theorized that strong magnetic fields prevent jets from forming. Then they found a strongly magnetic neutron star with a jet.
September 26, 2018
Scientists spy roving dust storms on Titan
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, whose mission to Saturn ended a year ago, scientists now say they can see dust storms moving across the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
September 26, 2018
Opportunity emerges from Mars dust
We still haven't heard from the Opportunity rover on Mars, which went silent in June when a dust storm engulfed it. Now, at least, the dust has cleared, and we can see the rover!
September 26, 2018
Which one is ‘Oumuamua’s home star?
The 1st object known to be from another solar system passed through our solar system a year ago. Where did it come from? Astronomers have identified 4 plausible candidates.
September 26, 2018
Ross 128 b and the search for Earth-like exoplanets
Only 11 light-years away, Ross 128 b is the 2nd-closest-known rocky exoplanet. Here's a recent study scrutinizing Ross 128 b, as it relates to the fascinating search for distant Earth-like worlds.
September 24, 2018
