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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
NASA virtual institute advances field of small spacecraft systems
NASA announces the addition of its newest virtual institute to advance the field of small spacecraft systems. The…
Spacecraft on course for the Red Planet
European-Russian spacecraft were on course for Mars Monday after crucial deep-space manoeuvres in preparation for a…
Good vibrations: NASA shakes up Mars-bound spacecraft
Engineers at NASA Glenn’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio recently finished a series of tests on a full-size…
Dark energy camera sights new dwarf planet in Solar System
Scientists in Michigan have found a new dwarf planet in our solar system. It's about 330 miles across and some 8.5…
Nearby star Proxima Centauri has regular starspots
In August astronomers announced that the nearby star Proxima Centauri hosts an Earth-sized planet (called Proxima…
Staring into the void: Spiral galaxy mystery in The Whale
This Hubble image shows the central region of a spiral galaxy known as NGC 247. NGC 247 is a relatively small…
“Space brain” effect of galactic cosmic rays
Will astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That's the question concerning University of California,…
Tidal effects of Venus, Earth and Jupiter influence the sun
The Sun's activity is determined by the Sun's magnetic field. Two combined effects are responsible for the latter:…
Flares Make A Comeback: No, Not Those Flares…
Along with the visible light and warmth constantly emitted by our sun comes a whole spectrum of X-ray and…
Stellar cannon fire and superhot blobs detected by NASA
Great balls of fire! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the…