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InSight Mars lander is dying and NASA has no plan to save it

May 18th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Time is running out for one of NASA’s spacecraft. The InSight Mars lander is dying, and NASA doesn’t have any big plans to keep it alive. To be fair, the lander has been on the outs for a number of months now. That’s because the dust that Mars’ various storms kick up has been gathering …

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Here’s when you can watch NASA’s exciting Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2

May 18th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

NASA is preparing for Boeing’s Starliner launch with the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2. The mission will see the Starliner spacecraft lifted into orbit, where it will dock with the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled to kick off at around 6:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 19, and here’s what you need to know …

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NASA Perseverance is finally ready to look for alien life on Mars

May 18th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Finding signs of life on Mars has been a huge goal for NASA in recent years. While the space agency has sent several rovers and robotic explorers to the Red Planet, few have had as high a chance of finding signs of life as Perseverance. The rover landed on the Martian surface back in 2021. …

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See dazzling photos of our last total lunar eclipse until 2025

May 17th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

We just experienced one of the best total lunar eclipses of the last few days. In fact, 2022’s total lunar eclipse is the last Americans will see this widely, at least until 2025. If you missed the eclipse over the weekend, then worry not, plenty of people were able to see it. And plenty of …

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Listen to the eerie sounds of our galaxy’s black hole

May 17th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Have you ever wondered what the Milky Way’s black hole sounds like? Well, now you can listen to it for yourself. Hot off the heels of sharing the first photo of our galaxy’s black hole, The Chanda X-Ray Observatory has also shared a video of what the black hole sounds like, and you need to …

scientists grow plants in Moon soil similar to how scientists grow plants in the lab

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Researchers found a new roadblock in the quest to inhabit the Moon

May 15th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

A new study says that growing plants on the Moon is possible. But it causes a massive amount of stress on the plants. The researchers published their findings in Communications Biology. It’s the first study to show success at growing plants in lunar soil returned from the Apollo missions all those years ago. Because of …

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Total lunar eclipse 2022: Here’s when you can watch it this weekend

May 13th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

With the first total lunar eclipse of 2022 set to hit this weekend, sky watchers are gearing up for one of the first treats of the year. If you’re interested in seeing the eclipse when it hits, then you’ll be happy to know it will be visible from quite a few places.

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Astronomers might’ve discovered why Saturn’s moon Titan looks like Earth

May 12th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Titan looks suspiciously like our own planet when you observe it. However, Saturn’s moon and our own Earth couldn’t be any more different. Where landscapes are made of silicate-based sediments on Earth, many believe Titan’s landscapes are made of solid organic compounds. As such, they should be much more fragile than Earth’s. A new study …

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This is the first image of our galaxy’s black hole

May 12th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the Milky Way’s black hole. The existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy has been a possibility for many years. However, now, an image captured by the Event Horizon Telescope provides irrefutable evidence that it is indeed a black hole.

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New study investigates if water in a Mars meteorite can support alien life

May 12th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Scientists say that water shaped the rock inside a Mars meteorite, but that the water likely didn’t support microbial life. Still, the new study on the Millier Range 03346 nakhlite has shown some intriguing new discoveries.