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A new Quantum Technique Could Enable Telescopes the Size of Planet Earth

There’s a revolution underway in astronomy. In fact, you might say there are several. In the past...

“Wind-Ruffled Waves, Foam and Wave Shadows, Above Natural Blue Seawater.” This is how we’ll Spot Exoplanets With Oceans

Our planet’s oceans generate tell-tale light signatures when sunlight reflects off them. Exoplanets with significant ocean coverage may...

The Building Blocks for Supermassive Black Holes are Found in Dwarf Galaxies

Did this grow from the merger of little black holes to a giant supermassive object called Sagittarius A*? The...

Solar Orbiter’s Pictures of the Sun are Every Bit as Dramatic as You Were Hoping

On March 26th, the ESA’s Solar Orbiter made its closest approach to the Sun so far. It ventured...

Update on the Potential May 31st tau Herculid Meteor Storm

If skies are clear, be sure to watch for a potential tau Herculid meteor outburst early next Tuesday morning....

Spacesuits are Leaking Water and NASA is Holding off any Spacewalks Until They can Solve the Problem

NASA’s spacesuits are getting old. The extra-vehicular mobility units – EMUs for short – were designed and built...

The Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) Could Detect Exoplanets Within a few Dozen Light-Years of Earth Using Astrometry

As of this article’s writing, NASA has indicated that 5,030 extrasolar planets have been confirmed in 3,772 systems, with...

China has a new Human Lunar Space Program, With Plans for Landers, Orbiters, Rovers, and a Lunar Base

The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has advanced considerably since the turn of the century, boasting new launch vehicles,...

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