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Astronomers find largest-yet galaxy proto-supercluster
Astronomers have identified a gigantic proto-supercluster of galaxies forming in the early universe, just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
November 9, 2018
Did natural batteries create Mars’ organic carbon?
Earlier in 2018, the Curiosity rover found evidence for abundant organic compounds - those containing carbon - on Mars. Does this mean Mars once had life? Or can some other process can explain it? Here's one idea.
November 9, 2018
Galaxy-scale fountain seen in full glory
At the core of the giant elliptical galaxy Abell 2597, a supermassive black hole is powering the cosmic equivalent of a gargantuan, ongoing fountain.
November 9, 2018
Curiosity rover on the move again
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover drove about 197 feet (60 meters) over this past weekend to a site called Lake Orcadie. This was Curiosity's longest drive since experiencing a memory anomaly on September 15.
November 7, 2018
One of the oldest stars in the universe
The star could be only a single generation removed from the Big Bang. It's the new recorder-holder for having the fewest "metals," that is, the fewest of the heavier elements made inside stars and released to space via supernovae.
November 7, 2018
E.T., we’re home!
A new study from MIT suggests that existing laser technology could be used to signal alien astronomers on a distant world. But should it be used?
November 7, 2018
Could ‘Oumuamua be an alien lightsail?
The object we call 'Oumuamua entered our solar system a year ago and quickly left again. It's a very puzzling object. Could it be an alien lightsail? A new paper from Harvard discusses that possibility.
November 6, 2018
Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojans gets the nod from NASA
There are perhaps as many Trojan asteroids orbiting 60 degrees ahead of and behind Jupiter as in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. Now NASA has given a go-ahead for the 1st mission to Jupiter's Trojans.
November 5, 2018
The US and Europe take a next step toward the moon
The European Service Module - eventually to be used to power and propel NASA's Orion spacecraft in the 1st manned moon mission since the 1970s - leaves Europe today and arrives in the U.S. tomorrow.
November 5, 2018
Timelapse shows 25 years of Supernova 1987A
If you were alive and interested in astronomy then, you'll remember Supernova 1987A, the 1st supernova visible in Earth's skies since 1604. The new timelapse shows its aftermath over a 25-year period, 1992 to 2017.
November 4, 2018
