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    Astronomer and citizen scientists find gigantic planet hidden in plain sight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 15

    Astronomer and citizen scientists find gigantic planet hidden in plain sight

    An astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools.
    Largest collection of free-floating planets found in the Milky Way
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 29, 2021

    Largest collection of free-floating planets found in the Milky Way

    Astronomers have discovered at least 70 new free-floating planets — planets that wander through space without a parent star.
    MIT Engineers Test An Idea For A New Hovering Rover
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 22, 2021

    MIT Engineers Test An Idea For A New Hovering Rover

    Aerospace engineers at MIT are testing a new concept for a hovering rover that levitates by harnessing the moon’s natural charge.
    Advanced analysis of Apollo sample illuminates Moon’s evolution
    Joshua Shavit
    • Dec 21, 2021

    Advanced analysis of Apollo sample illuminates Moon’s evolution

    Sophisticated analysis of a rock sample taken from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission revealed new information.
    NASA enters the solar atmosphere for the first time, bringing new discoveries
    Joshua Shavit
    • Dec 20, 2021

    NASA enters the solar atmosphere for the first time, bringing new discoveries

    NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.
    Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 29, 2021

    Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports

    The new office will focus on incidents in, or near, "special use airspace" areas strictly controlled and blocked from general aviation use.
    Cosmic dust may be key source of phosphorus for life on Earth
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 22, 2021

    Cosmic dust may be key source of phosphorus for life on Earth

    When Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, any phosphorus that was present likely sank into the molten core due to the element's properties.
    NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 21, 2021

    NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon

    NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.
    Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 18, 2021

    Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants

    A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.
    Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 12, 2021

    Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon

    A near-Earth asteroid named Kamo`oalewa could be a fragment of our moon, according to a new paper. Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite.
    'Eggshell Planets' -- Earth-like exoplanets orbiting distant stars
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 11, 2021

    'Eggshell Planets' -- Earth-like exoplanets orbiting distant stars

    Planets known as eggshell planets, which orbit distant stars, have ultra-thin crusts too thin to sustain tectonics and are hostile to life.
    New space telescope to peer back at the universe's first galaxies
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 11, 2021

    New space telescope to peer back at the universe's first galaxies

    Among other goals, James Webb will search the atmospheres of alien planets for what scientists call "biosignatures" -- the presence of life.
    People with disabilities have been locked out of spaceflight, but that is changing
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 10, 2021

    People with disabilities have been locked out of spaceflight, but that is changing

    As the airplane tilted steeply upward, Mona Minkara, who is legally blind, experienced gravity like never before. It's a bizarre feeling.
    Major endorsement for new space mission to find 'Earth 2.0'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 10, 2021

    Major endorsement for new space mission to find 'Earth 2.0'

    A major new space telescope searching for 'Earth 2.0'—to Succeed Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope —is one step closer to reality.
    Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 9, 2021

    Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves

    A team of international scientists have unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected.
    New innovation could reduce the amount of hazardous space debris
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 1, 2021

    New innovation could reduce the amount of hazardous space debris

    A drag sail that a team at Purdue University developed to pull launch vehicles in space back to Earth is scheduled to undergo a test launch
    The forecast for Mars includes otherworldly weather predictions
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 1, 2021

    The forecast for Mars includes otherworldly weather predictions

    As scientists prepare for crewed missions to nearby planets and moons, they've identified a need for something beyond rovers and rockets.
    International Space Station is growing human tissue to reduce the need for animal testing
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 31, 2021

    International Space Station is growing human tissue to reduce the need for animal testing

    We have shown that the path to producing human tissue in space is feasible, not only in theory, but in practice
    NASA's Juno celebrates 10 years with new infrared view of moon Ganymede
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 6, 2021

    NASA's Juno celebrates 10 years with new infrared view of moon Ganymede

    The spacecraft used its infrared instrument during recent flybys of Jupiter's mammoth moon to create this latest map.
    Scientists invent new dark matter detector using quantum ion crystals
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 6, 2021

    Scientists invent new dark matter detector using quantum ion crystals

    Researchers can measure the vibrational excitation of the crystal — the flat plane moving up and down like the head of a drum.
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