Robots are already in space and benefiting humans, NASA says, even though (so far) we don’t have trusty R2-D2s by … More
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Planet Construction Sites Are Cleaner Than Predicted | Image + Artist Animation
So-called Super-Jupiters apparently clean up after themselves. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) reveals cavities in the disc surrounding 4 … More
NASA’s Seeking Astronauts. Do You Have The Right Stuff?
Less than one percent of applicants make the cut. But there’s more than one way in — just ask these … More
Cassini Closes in on Enceladus, One Last Time
A thrilling chapter in solar system exploration will soon conclude, as NASA’s Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft makes its final close flyby … More
Studies of Recent and Ancient Nepal Quakes Yield Surprises
The Gorkha, Nepal earthquake in 2015 triggered far fewer landslides and much less damage to glacial lakes than expected; while … More
Cassini Closes in on Enceladus, One Last Time
A thrilling chapter in the exploration of the solar system will soon conclude, as Cassini makes its final close flyby … More
EarthSky News with Deborah Byrd
All the news you can fit into outer space LIVE on Slooh.com Wednesdays at 11 a.m. ET (1600 UTC). Or … More
Soyuz Arrives at Station 50 Years After 1st Space Rendezvous by Gemini
Fifty years ago, two spacecraft met in orbit, achieving the first-ever rendezvous between piloted vehicles. On Dec. 15, two more … More
Nearby star hosts closest alien planet in the ‘habitable zone’
UNSW Australia astronomers have discovered the closest potentially habitable planet found outside our solar system so far, orbiting a star … More
Monster planet is ‘dancing with the stars’
A team made up almost entirely of current and former Carnegie scientists has discovered a highly unusual planetary system comprised … More
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