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The future is bright for astronomy, and very expensive (op-ed)
SPACE.com· 4 hours agoThe universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical ...
Webb Telescope Solves the Mystery of the Fluffy Marshmallow Planet
ExtremeTech· 4 days agoThe gas giants in our solar system are all way out in the frigid reaches of the outer solar system, but as we look around the universe, there are plenty of toasty, gaseous exoplanets. The warm ...
An Astrobiologist Reveals Why She’s Optimistic We’ll Find Alien Life On Another Planet
Inverse· 6 hours agoAstrobiologist Lisa Kaltenegger spends her days building miniature worlds. Kaltenegger and her...
Hubble Captures a Bright Spiral in the Queen’s Hair - NASA Science
NASA· 2 days agoThe 2024 observing program is an interesting example of how Hubble — an extraordinarily productive ...
Hubble Reveals Young, Sun-Like Star in Stunning New Image
ExtremeTech· 5 days agoHubble might not be the most powerful space telescope anymore—that distinction goes to the James Webb Space
A New Venus-Sized World Found in the Habitable Zone of its Star
Universe Today· 3 days agoThe parade of interesting new exoplanets continues. Today, NASA issued a press release announcing...
Hunting for the Universe’s First Stars: Signs of Their Spectacular Endings
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoAstronomers at Yale and the University of Hong Kong have proposed a new strategy for finding the...
NASA solves mystery of 'floofy' planet
Newsweek· 5 days agoAstronomers may have finally figured out why a distant exoplanet with the density of a microwaved marshmallow has such a fluffy atmosphere. The planet,...
Scientists find Earth-sized planet. It's orbiting a fascinating star.
Mashable· 5 days agoThe exoplanet, which receives much more solar radiation than Earth and is unlikely to harbor liquid...
A Nearby Planet Could Be Earth 2.0 Or An ‘Evil Twin,’ Say Scientists
Forbes· 3 days agoA planet just 40 light-years from the solar system has been discovered to be tantalizingly similar...