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Are the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies already merging?
Researchers studying the fastest stars in the Milky Way galaxy believe some of them may come from the nearby Andromeda galaxy.
October 1, 2024
Exploring Mars’ Grand Canyon, plus a UFO camera for Mars
Researchers in Germany are developing a new mission to explore Mars' Grand Canyon with a swarm of robotic drones, plus search for UFOs in Martian skies.
September 26, 2024
New Mars gravity map: A lost ocean? Lava under Olympus Mons?
A new Mars gravity map shows odd hidden structures below the surface of Mars. Some might be related to a former ocean. Others might be lava!
September 26, 2024
Weird galaxy: Did Webb find the missing link to first stars?
Researchers using the Webb telescope discovered a weird galaxy in the early universe where gas outshines its stars and may offer clues to the early universe.
September 26, 2024
Is cosmology at a tipping point? Is new physics ahead?
The standard model has done an exceptional job explaining cosmology. But there are problems. Will new observations be a tipping point toward new physics?
September 24, 2024
SKA telescope gets its ‘1st fringes’
The SKA telescope SKA-Low has successfully measured a correlated signal using 2 of its stations. Astronomers call such a measurement "1st fringes."
September 24, 2024
Mars mission to send Blue and Gold satellites to red planet
The Mars ESCAPADE mission will study the red planet's magnetosphere using a pair of small satellites. ESCAPADE will launch no earlier than spring 2025.
September 22, 2024
We’re getting better at seeing asteroids that may hit Earth
Astronomers are getting better at spotting asteroids, such as the asteroid that hit Earth near the Philippines on September 5, 2024. Read more.
September 19, 2024
New Cloud Atlas of Mars for cloudspotting on the red planet
Want to do some cloudspotting on Mars? Researchers in Germany have created the new Cloud Atlas of Mars, with 20 years of images from the Mars Express orbiter.
September 18, 2024
Dark matter black holes could make Mars wobble
MIT researchers believe dark matter exists in the form of tiny black holes. Those black holes may cause Mars' orbit to wobble, making them detectable.
September 17, 2024
