This Week In Space podcast: Episode 17 Incoming comms (we talk to YOU!)
SPACE.COM On today’s This Week in Space we’ll be chatting you up about the massive flood of friendly emails we’ve received. On this episode of This Week in...
Astronomy
The latest science news on astronomy, space, and astrophysics.
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Don’t miss Venus meet the moon before dawn on Sunday in gorgeous photo opportunity
SPACE.COM Early risers will be rewarded with an exquisite photo opportunity Sunday (June 26) morning when the slim crescent moon shines close to Venus. Set...
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Stunning Mars photos by the Curiosity rover show ancient climate shift
SPACE.COM A venerable Red-Planet rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times. The long-running NASA Curiosity mission, which will...
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Extreme microbes in salty Arctic water could aid search for life on Mars
SPACE.COM Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life...
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On This Day In Space: June 25, 1997: Spacecraft collides with Mir space station
SPACE.COM On June 25, 1997, a Russian Progress M-34 spacecraft collided with the Russian Mir space station . The uncrewed cargo spacecraft was doing an...
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Bizarre ‘polygons’ are cracking through the surface of Mars
LIVESCIENCE Polygons crack across the Martian surface as hidden ice expands and contracts with the seasons. It’s springtime on Mars and the mysterious polygons are...
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On the spot: sunspot the size of two Earths is pointing right at us and its doubled in size already
ZME SCIENCE A gigantic sunspot has swelled to twice Earth’s size, doubling its diameter in 24 hours, and it’s pointed right at us. Sunspots are...
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Multiple lab analyses of Antarctic minerals offer a better understanding of Mars
PHYS.ORG Results of multiple and complementary lab analyses of minerals found in samples of material from Antarctica could give scientists a better understanding of the...
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It’s a planet parade: 5 planets align in night sky
ABC 7 CHICAGO It’s a spectacular viewing of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up in planetary order. I n this alignment,...
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Astronaut cosplays as ‘Gravity’ spacefarer in epic space station shot
SPACE.COM Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (bottom) replicates a scene played by Sandra Bullock in the 2013 movie “Gravity,” shown at top in the International Space...
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Recent Supernovae Produced Giant Cavities in the Orion Nebula
UNIVERSE TODAY The Orion Nebula is a well-known feature in the night sky and is visible in small backyard telescopes. Orion is a busy place....
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New study provides fascinating insight into how Jupiter became so massive
ACCUWEATHER Jupiter, the solar system’s biggest planet, might owe some of its gargantuan size to the fact that it cannibalized other planets in order to...
