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NASA should let a commercial mission save Hubble
The Hill· 6 hours agoJared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur behind the recent Inspiration4 commercial space mission and the upcoming Polaris Dawn private space flight,...
Young 'cotton candy' exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth
SPACE.com· 5 days agoAs well as being one of the lightest planets ever discovered, the extrasolar planet or "exoplanet"...
Young 'cotton candy' exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAstronomers have found that one of the lightest exoplanets ever seen, the young 'cotton candy' world...
Former UMaine astronomer remembered for unpacking the mysterious universe
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMay 22—George Ayers was a practical man. He took pleasure in walking nearly everywhere he went, spending quiet time in nature with his family and finding a good deal. But his greatest passion ...
Space junk is raining from the sky. Who's responsible when it hits the Earth?
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn March 2022, a couple living in the rural town of São Mateus do Sul, Brazil, were shocked to find...
NASA Releases Catalog Packed With the Most Bizarre Alien Worlds
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDo we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out if the Solar System...
The most bizarre alien worlds, according to NASA
Quartz· 3 days agoDo we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out if the Solar System is unique compared to other stars and their orbiting...
Northern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the...
Newly discovered planet is bigger than Jupiter but as light as cotton candy
Scripps News via AOL· 6 days agoThe new planet’s name is partially derived from how it was initially spotted — through an...
'Breathtaking': A mysterious fireball dazzled Pacific Northwest onlookers Monday night
Tribune via AOL· 4 days agoMay 22—When you see it, you're not too sure you actually did. Is there a meteor shower tonight? Could a satellite have fallen from orbit? Could those navy pilots be onto something? These were ...