Pluto’s Weirdly Big Moon May Have Come From A ‘Kiss And Capture’
Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...
How astronomers discovered 44 new stars in a distant galaxy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light ...
Newly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon
Billions of years ago, in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, two icy worlds collided. Rather than destroying each ...
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Total Eclipse, Meteors And Space Probes — A Lot’s Going On Over Wyoming In 2025
From a total lunar eclipse to meteor showers to space probes, 2025 will be stellar for celestial viewing. Those and more will ...
How Electric Thrusters Are Revolutionizing Space Exploration
A research team at the University of Virginia is revolutionizing the future of space travel with groundbreaking studies on ...
Don’t Miss January’s Rare Planet Alignments and Dazzling Meteor Showers
This January, the night sky offers a stunning display featuring the Quadrantid meteor shower and a rare alignment of four bright planets visible in a single view. Witness Mars at opposition, shining ...
NASA's Martian helicopter promises unprecedented views of the red planet
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.
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Scientists discover “dark comets” come in two populations
On October 19th, 2017, the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System-1 (Pan-STARRS-1) in Hawaii announced the ...
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The Conversation: Expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa.
Four planets to be visible in Washington state in January. How to view the rare alignment
The best time to witness the celestial event will be just after sunset starting Jan. 10. A meteor shower will also be visible ...
Four bright planets to be visible from Boise all January. How to view the rare alignment
The best time to witness the celestial event will be just after sunset starting Jan. 10. A meteor shower will also be visible ...