'How did we get here?' NASA hopes 'artificial star' can teach us more about the universe
In a $19.5 million NASA-funded mission, a team at George Mason University is heading a project to construct and launch a ...
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“Hellish Landscape” of Jupiter’s Moon Io Enhances Case for Life on the Planet’s Icy Moons
Cornell University astronomers studying Jupiter's moon Io say tidal heating may help support life in the oceans of Jupiter's ...
As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
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Astro Bob: Brightest comet of year to appear at dawn
Comets take the name of the discoverer, whether that be a human or an automated telescopic survey that robotically inspects ...
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Bummed about shorter days? There's a bright side: more stars, planets to see in the night sky
O'Donoghue pays a visit to NCPR's morning news show, Northern Light, to guide us through what to look for in the morning and ...
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From the Deep Space Network to Neutron Stars
On Friday, October 11, Vincent presents “Deep Space Network (DSN),” which is capable of maintaining 24-7 communication with spacecraft spread across the solar system from its home in Pasadena.
Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon
By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io—the most volcanically active location in the solar system—Cornell ...
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Jupiter-bound JUICE probe snaps photo of Earth, the moon and Uranus
20: This story was updated after ESA released another image of Earth and the moon as seen by JUICE's JANUS scientific camera, which was designed to take high-resolution photos of Jupiter and its ...
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Catch the supermoon lunar eclipse? Here’s what you saw
If you happened to notice the supermoon looking especially large as it was rising, you may have fallen victim to a ...
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Local astronomer and coastal resort co-host monthly star-studded evenings
People of all ages are invited to spend a night under ... using the sky. During the month of October, Saturn will become more ...
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‘The Starry Night' captures the physics of turbulence and twinkling stars, study finds
Turbulence abounds in nature, from the spinning whorls of hurricanes to the brilliant swirls of Jupiter's immense storms. Astronomers have even observed it where stars are born in the vast maelstrom ...
A partial eclipse took a ‘bite’ out of the harvest supermoon. See the stunning images
The full harvest supermoon will shine brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken ...