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NASA To Launch Tracking, Data Relay Satellite Friday
NASA is planning to launch a satellite Friday that will keep space communications going well into the 2020s.
Blockstream Offers Satellite Bitcoin Network Broadcasting From Space
Blockstream lets anyone use bitcoin, even without Wi-Fi, via satellite.
Scientists Propose Explanation For Energetic Jets From Supermassive Black Holes Losing Energy
Narrow jets, originating from galactic centers where supermassive black holes usually reside, typically form in opposing pairs and are among the most energetic outbursts observed in the universe.
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Early Detection Of Type Ia Supernovae Finds White Dwarf’s Companion Star
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Tidally Locked Exoplanets Like Trappist-1 Maybe Quite Common In The Universe
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NASA Says Trappist-1 Planetary System Is Older Than Our Own Solar System
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Starburst Galaxy IC 10 Could Become Source Of Gravitational Waves
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Study Of Stars Orbiting Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Tests Relativity, Gravitation
A study of stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way tests gravitational physics, as well as Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
NASA Explorers Program Shortlists 6 Mission Concepts ‘To Study Galaxies, Stars, Planets’
Chosen under the space agency’s Explorers Program, two of the proposals to study planets, stars, and galaxies will be finalized by 2019 for construction and launch.
Universe's Dark Matter, Energy Distribution Hasn't Changed In 14 Billion Years
Researchers have found that there was about the same distribution of dark matter and energy right after the Big Bang as there is now in our universe.
NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Nears 40th Anniversary, Still Transmits Data
The Voyager spacecraft has provided nearly 40 years of information to NASA as they travel space.
NASA’s Study Of Pulsars, Neutron Stars Under Way With NICER Instrument
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How Do Astronauts Use The Internet In Space?
The internet access on board the International Space Station is not direct.
Possibility Of Life On Other Planets More Remote Than Previously Thought: Study
Two studies published Monday, one about Proxima b and the other a generic one, said planets even in the so-called Goldilocks zones around their stars were not necessarily habitable.
NASA Tests Hubble Successor James Webb Space Telescope’s End-To-End Communication Systems
NASA’s upcoming space telescope, scheduled for an October 2018 launch, is the successor to, and more powerful than, the Hubble Space Telescope.
Life In Space: Exoplanet Closest To Earth Likely Can't Support Life
An exoplanet that was discovered close to Earth last year likely has no atmosphere and is incapable of supporting life.
Superluminous ‘Heavy Metal’ Supernova 420 Million Light-Years Away Likely Powered By Magnetar
The supernova, observed first on May 23, is unusual for its composition of heavier elements, as well as for its location in a large spiral galaxy only 420 million light-years away.
Quasars May Have Killed Star Formation In The Earliest Massive Galaxies
Some of the oldest and largest galaxies in the universe are full of stars that are dead or dying, but scientists don’t know for certain how these astral dead zones came to be.
Gamma-Ray Bursts, The Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions, Finally Seen In Detail
Thought to occur when a massive star collapses into a neutron or quark star or a black hole, or when two neutron stars merge, gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe.
Recycling Water In Space: NASA Working On New Evaporation, Purification System
NASA is working on a new system of geometric shapes to create a new way to evaporate and filter liquid.
How Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Could Work For Space Travel
Elon Musk recently proposed the high-speed floating train that’s accelerated by magnets and coasts between destinations.
The Moon Has As Much Water In Its Mantle As Earth’s Interior
New study of satellite data of volcanic deposits across the lunar surface suggests parts of the moon’s mantle have as much water as Earth’s interior.
5 NASA Photos Of The Northern Lights: How, When To See Them
Here are five NASA photos showing the Northern lights and here's how and when to see them.
This New Technique Of Blowing Up Atoms Could Revolutionize Cosmology
By measuring gravitational waves from intense astrophysical processes like merging black holes, the experiment opens up a completely new way of observing and understanding the universe.
Superluminous Supernova Brighter Than Milky Way Detected 10 Billion Light-Years Away
The superluminous event was detected and confirmed at a distance of about 10 billion light-years, making it one of the brightest and most distant supernova ever recorded.
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