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NASA reports on Ingenuity Mars helicopter accident
Preliminary findings from NASA indicate the Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s accident on January 18, 2024, was due to problems with its navigation systems.
December 17, 2024
How to catch a supernova explosion before it happens
Astronomers are looking for signals that a star is about to go supernova. Some stars give no warning while others have slowly brightened before exploding.
December 17, 2024
Hubble’s closest look at a quasar reveals … weirdness
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the closest-ever look at a distant quasar. The new images reveal complex blobs and filaments around the quasar.
December 16, 2024
Webb finds smallest asteroids yet in the asteroid belt
Astronomers have discovered 138 of the smallest asteroids to date in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. All of them are within 10s of meters in size.
December 14, 2024
Astronomers map giant starspots on distant XX Trianguli
Astronomers have mapped starspots over a 16-year period on a star named XX Trianguli using advanced Doppler imaging techniques.
December 12, 2024
Odd, slowly repeating radio bursts traced to red dwarf star
Astronomers have finally pinpointed the source of slowly repeating radio bursts: a red dwarf star with a possible white dwarf binary companion.
December 12, 2024
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft skimming Earth’s atmosphere today!
The Lucy spacecraft will make a close approach to Earth today. Its 6-year mission will carry it through the main asteroid belt and into the orbit of Jupiter.
December 12, 2024
Are Geminid meteors striking the moon? See videos
Last week, Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured videos of bright flashes on the moon. Could they be Geminid meteors striking the moon? See the videos here.
December 10, 2024
Oceans on Venus never existed, new study suggests
Researchers at the University of Cambridge say that it's likely there were never any oceans on Venus. The planet might have always been as hot as it is now.
December 10, 2024
What if we find alien life and don’t recognize it?
Astrobiologists are exploring how complexity arises in the universe to build frameworks for recognizing alien life when we finally find it.
December 10, 2024
