Europa Clipper overcomes transistor issue and is ready for launch next month
This May, engineers working on NASA's Europa Clipper discovered a problem with the spacecraft and had to scramble to get it ...
Earth will get a second moon this month — but not for long
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
Citizen science collaboration yields precise data on exoplanet WASP-77 A b
A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...
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Exoplanets may be hiding behind the 'Neptunian ridge'
"We found an overdensity of planets in this region, indicating a sharp transition between the barren Neptunian Desert and the more populated Neptunian Savanna." ...
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.
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Bummed about shorter days? There's a bright side: more stars, planets to see in the night sky
O'Donoghue pays a visit to NCPR's morning news show, Northern Light, to guide us through what to look for in the morning and ...
In Australia, an Old-Fashioned Art Is Having a Revival
Young practitioners are helping make stained glass, which fell out of fashion over two decades ago, a vibrant art form in ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries
NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which ...
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SpaceX blasts proposed FAA fines in complaint letter to Congress
On Tuesday (Sept. 17), the FAA announced that it plans to fine SpaceX $630,000 for allegedly skirting regulations on two ...
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NASA Provides 8 Things to Know About Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest the agency has ever built for a planetary mission, will travel 1.8 billion ...
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Earth will soon have a new mini-moon in September — but only briefly
2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.
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When Will That Star Dim? Amateur Planet-Chasers Got You!
A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...