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For decades scientists have believed that an asteroid impact event ended the era of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Now, analysis from the crater site itself seals the deal: the same elements that were deposited arou...

Using the extended Röntgen Survey Imaging Telescope Array (eROSITA) instrument onboard the Spektr-RG spacecraft, astronomers have detected in X-rays a new large supernova remnant (SNR). The newfound object, dubbed "Hoin...

A report by the National Science Foundation estimates it will cost up to $50 million to clean up the damage from the collapsed Arecibo radio telescope, but that it is still too soon to determine whether or how to rebuild...

The ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite recently spotted an iceberg the size of New York City breaking off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The post Another Big Iceberg Just Broke off from Antarctica appeared first o...

Determining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but with more precise data has come a conundrum: Estimates based on measurements within our local universe don't agree with extra...

SpaceX is seeking regulatory permission to connect moving vehicles to its rapidly expanding Starlink constellation, branching the broadband network out of fixed homes and offices. SpaceNews

Hubble went into a protective "safe mode" early Sunday morning (March 7), but its handlers seem confident it will bounce back in relatively short order.

Cleaning up the collapsed radio telescope at the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico could cost between $30 million and $50 million, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF).

European space mission integrator Telespazio is regrouping to go after emerging international initiatives, which it believes will help nearly double revenues in the next five years. SpaceNews

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Solar physicists have been having a field day of late.  A variety of missions have been staring at the sun more intently ever before (please don't try it at home).  From the Parker Solar Probe to the Solar Orbiter, we ...

A new book explores the science behind our most versatile sense.

Astronomers have discovered new hints of a giant, scorching-hot planet orbiting Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

The University of Colorado Boulder and Lunar Resources Inc. have just won NASA funding to study the possibility of building a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon. The project, called FarView, would harvest buildi...

Mars has a great combination of dust and wind. The result of that combination is often dust devils. The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured several dust devils in action, including this lonely w...

The announcement of NASA's plans to end discounted pricing is not just short sighted. It reeks of sabotage. SpaceNews

ESA and international toy manufacturer Mattel are taking further steps to raise awareness of the importance of female role models during times of pandemic and beyond.

On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, it rains on a regular basis. As with Earth, these rains are the result of liquid evaporating on the surface, condensing in the skies, and falling back to the surface as precipitation. On ...

With the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), astronomers have discovered and studied in detail the most distant source of radio emission known to date. The source is a "radio-lou...

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Improvising new stuff from the stuff you have is part of an astronaut's job description - think Apollo 13's crew refitting CO2 filters to save their own lives, or stranded Mark Watney in The Martian, feeding himself on t...

A furnace began rotating Friday (March 5) at the University of Arizona, kicking off the casting process for the sixth of seven segments that will make up the Giant Magellan Telescope's primary mirror.