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NASA says SpaceX satellites could kill astronauts and threaten Earth

February 14th, 2022

SpaceX could be on the receiving end of some bad news soon. A letter from NASA has surfaced which shares concerns that the SpaceX plan for Starlink Gen2 could endanger astronauts. NASA also says it could endanger people on Earth, too. The letter was spotted by CNBC space reporter Michael Sheetz and SpaceNews. The five-page …

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Astronomers discovered a new world orbiting close to our solar system

February 12th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Astronomers believe they have discovered a new world orbiting Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our Solar System. It’s located roughly 4 light-years away. As such, it has long been the center of speculation and plans to visit if we ever venture beyond our own Solar System. Now, with the discovery of …

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Astronomers just discovered a new black hole that’s unlike anything seen before

February 8th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Researchers have discovered the very first rogue black hole, and it’s less than 5,000 light-years away. The astronomers detected and measured the mass of an isolated stellar-mass black hole over the course of several years. They’ve now published their results in a new study.

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Astronomers discovered a mysterious spinning mass at the edge of our galaxy

February 7th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious repeating transient at the edge of our galaxy. The mass is unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and it releases massive bursts of energy up to three times an hour. Researchers discovered the mass while mapping radio waves in space. The team believes it could be a neutron star or even …

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NASA is planning to crash the International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean

February 7th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

NASA is planning to crash the International Space Station (ISS) into the Pacific Ocean. The move isn’t happening anytime soon. However, NASA did share more details about its plan to transition the ISS out of service at the end of 2031. NASA detailed the plans in the International Space Station Transition Report. The idea is …

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The atmosphere of this uninhabitable exoplanet is eerily similar to Earth

February 1st, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

New data found by researching one of the most extreme exoplanets we know of could help us understand the complex atmospheric layers of others, including Earth-like planets. According to a media release, a group of researchers has peered into the atmosphere of one of the most extreme planets. This exoplanet in question is WASP-189b. Researchers …

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New Hubble photo captures a rare galactic phenomenon

February 1st, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

The Hubble Space Telescope has returned yet another delightful look at space. The latest subject is a group of three galaxies, which astronomers refer to as NGC 7764A. Hubble captured the image of the galaxies using its Advanced Camera for Surveys as well as its Wide Field Camera 3. This newest Hubble telescope picture gives …

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NASA may have discovered evidence of ancient life on Mars

January 26th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

NASA’s Curiosity Rover continues to send back new information about the Red Planet on a frequent basis. The latest discovery brings news of an interesting carbon signature that we didn’t expect to see on Mars. Following analyzations of rock samples returned by the rover, NASA announced that several of the samples are rich in a …

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The James Webb telescope has reached its final destination

January 25th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

The James Webb telescope has reached its destination more than a million miles away from the Earth. The newest space telescope to join the Hubble in space exploration launched from New Guinea in December. Now that it’s in place, NASA and the ESO can get started putting it to work studying parts of the galaxy …

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One of our most incredible discoveries on Mars might just be a mirage

January 24th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Way back in 2018, scientists discovered the Martian south pole. It was an incredible find. At the time, it garnered a lot of hope that the surface of the planet could still house groundwater. Unfortunately, the new study may have dashed those hopes. A new study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters reports that the …