NGC 267 – an Open Cluster
NGC 267 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is found in the constellation Tucana. It is a dwarf galaxy that circles…
Astronomy
NASA is Preparing for the Spectacular Return of an Asteroid Sample to Earth
The culmination of a seven-year journey will take place on Sunday, when a NASA capsule will land in the Utah desert, transporting the largest asteroid…
Ancient, High-Energy Impacts may have Spurred Venus Volcanism, According to Researchers
In order to understand how Venus, Earth’s sister planet, has kept a young surface while missing plate tectonics, a team led by the Southwest Research…
Scientists Argue that Geoarchaeology can Help Preserve Space Legacy in the Current Space Race
Planetary geoarchaeology, the study of how cultural and natural processes on Earth’s moon, on Mars, and throughout the solar system may be altering, preserving, or…
NGC 261 – a Diffuse Nebula
NGC 261 is a diffuse nebula situated in the constellation Tucana. It was found on September 5, 1826 by James Dunlop. It is in the…
For more than 30 Years, a Mystery Cosmic Radio Signal has been Blinking on and off Every 22 Minutes
We discovered a fascinating finding last year a radio signal in space that alternated between on and off every 18 minutes. While recurring radio signals…
An Early Earth may have been Heated by Older-Developed Stars Transiting Through a Star-Forming Area
The passing of a “retired” asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star through a young star-forming zone has been seen by researchers from the Universities of Sheffield…
A NASA Spacecraft is on Its Way to Transport Material From an Asteroid to Earth; Here’s What We Might Discover
I was on a European Space Agency (ESA) committee about 15 years ago, looking at ESA’s plan for suggested future space missions. A mission to…
Looking More Closely at Severe Neutron Star Collisions to Discover where Heavy Metals Came From
Your most valuable jewelry may have been fashioned in a dramatic cosmic collision between two neutron stars millions or billions of light years away. New…
Possible Hints of Life Found on the Distant Planet
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed that an exoplanet orbiting a star in the constellation Leo contains some of the chemical…
In Data from the Green Bank Telescope, Astronomers Discover Numerous Rapid Radio Bursts of Microsecond Duration
By examining data from the Green Bank Telescope, located in West Virginia, a group of space scientists from several institutions in The Netherlands, two in…
Helium Measurements in Far-off Galaxies may Help Physicists Understand the Nature of the Universe
We feel like a philosopher when I declare that theoretical physicists like me are exploring why the cosmos exists. However, fresh information gathered by scientists using…
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