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An inner solar system much like ours, 35 light-years away
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope have been studying a distant exoplanet with an inner solar system much like ours.
August 6, 2021
Water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter’s large moon
Scientists have found the first evidence of water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, bringing us insights into the habitability of other worlds.
August 5, 2021
The Nauka module mishap that sent ISS tumbling
After docking with the ISS on July 29, Russia's new Nauka module accidentally fired its thrusters, sending the space station into a spin.
August 4, 2021
Neutron-star mountains are tiny (but you can’t climb ’em)
Researchers in the UK have found that neutron-star mountains are less than a millimeter tall. These dense, dead stars are nearly perfectly smooth spheres.
July 31, 2021
Jupiter X-ray aurora mystery solved, after 40 years
A Jupiter X-ray aurora mystery has perplexed astronomers for decades. Now they think ions responsible for the X-rays "surf" electromagnetic waves into Jupiter's atmosphere.
July 30, 2021
Boeing Starliner OFT-2 mission scrubbed indefinitely
Boeing's Starliner launch to the International Space Station on August 3, 2021 has been canceled and scrubbed indefinitely. Updates to come.
July 28, 2021
1st moon-forming disk around an exoplanet
Astronomers have found solid evidence for a moon-forming disk around a distant exoplanet. It provides new clues as to how moons and planets form.
July 27, 2021
9 weird transients from 1950 still unexplained
Astronomers in Sweden want to solve the mystery of 9 weird transients, glimpsed in a photographic plate acquired at Palomar Observatory in 1950.
July 25, 2021
Cracked surface of Venus behaves like sea ice
Venus' cracked surface suggests a moveable crust for this nearby world, and suggests the planet might still be geologically active today.
July 25, 2021
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight soars to the edge of space
Private spaceflight company Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Shepard rocket, with the company's founder, Jeff Bezos, aboard.
July 20, 2021
