Astronomers had the opportunity to observe a massive, star-sized debris cloud from such a collision as…
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NASA confirms there are 5,000 planets outside our solar system
NASA has confirmed that there are more than 5,000 known planets outside our solar system, known…
NASA confirms that there are more than 5,000 worlds outside our solar system
The latest addition of 65 exoplanets to NASA’s archive of exoplanets contributed to the scientific breakthrough…
Astronomers say their field needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: NPR
As the Space Shuttle missions begin to repair and refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope, it has…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mirror beats expectations as alignment continues
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has completed another important step in aligning the mirror and has…
Scientists have discovered a new form of ice – it may be common on distant, water-rich planets
UNLV physicists have pioneered a new laser heating technique in a diamond anvil cell (pictured here)…
NASA spacecraft captures stunning new image of Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent out stunning new images of Jupiter’s Moonsand Io and Europa. Juno’s…
Three “exoplanets” turned into stars
Among the thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified three…
Russian cosmonauts boarded the International Space Station dressed in yellow and blue, the color of the Ukrainian flag, but this may not be a show of support as it seems.
In this frame a screenshot from a video clip provided by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos,…
NASA spots giant debris cloud created by collision of celestial bodies
Major collisions between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of similar crashes give clues about…