The InSight mission’s seismometer, though coated by several years of Martian dust, was able to capture recordings of seismic events from the far side of the planet. NASA’s InSight Mars…
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Researchers discover new planet outside solar system using AI
A University of Georgia research team has confirmed evidence of a previously unknown planet outside of our solar system, and they used machine learning tools to detect it. This exoplanet…
New Stellar Danger to Planets Identified by NASA’s Chandra
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded…
Is sex in space being taken seriously by the emerging space tourism sector?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What would a human conception in space mean for the sector? That’s the situation posed by an international group of scientists, clinicians and other interested parties,…
New findings reveal the most detailed mass map of dark matter
For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos. From ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians, Greeks, and Egyptians to modern-day astronomers, the allure of the starry…
Striking new evidence for mass immigration of stars into the Andromeda galaxy
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument reveals evidence of mass star migration into a galaxy other than the Milky Way. Galaxies grow and evolve by forging new stars and merging with other…
The West Texas effort preserves one of the largest dark sky reserves
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain To sit under the vast expanse of stars is to imagine swimming across shining, stellar rivers, creeks and tributaries. But to sit here also is to…
Researchers reveal early results in sky-brightness measurements in Antarctica
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research team led by the researcher Wang Jian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), collaborating with the Polar Research Institute of…
NASA scientific balloon prepares to cross South America
Map of SuperBIT Crossing Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA A NASA super pressure balloon carrying the SuperBIT scientific payload has crossed the Pacific Ocean after just 5 days of flight and…
