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Gaia space telescope discovers 55 ‘runaway’ careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound

Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large…

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Japan’s H3 to launch Emirati asteroid mission

The United Arab Emirates will launch a mission to visit several asteroids later this decade on a Japanese H3 rocket.…

2 years ago

Aetherflux joins Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF)

Washington, D.C – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) announced the addition of its newest Associate Member, Aetherflux, a new aerospace company…

2 years ago

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why (video)

The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could…

2 years ago

Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

Unable to render the provided source NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s…

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Exoplanet Discovered in a Binary System Could Explain Why Red Dwarfs Form Massive Planets

In recent years, the number of known extrasolar planets (aka. exoplanets) has grown exponentially. To date, 5,799 exoplanets have been…

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Igniting Inspiration: Jennifer Becerra’s STEM Legacy at Johnson

Jennifer Becerra has nearly three decades of experience in education, both in the classroom and within the NASA community. Leading…

2 years ago

NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract

Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as…

2 years ago

Hopes dim for another bright October comet after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

There's been talk of another spectacular comet putting on a show in our sky after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Unfortunately, however, it doesn't…

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NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec.…

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