Uranus isn’t the easiest planet to spot in the night sky, and most of the time we can’t see it at all, but tonight it’ll be a bit easier to spot the distant >>
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Canon launched its cameras into space, and here’s what they’re looking at
Canon — the camera company — has a reputation for building powerful and durable cameras, so it decided to send some of them into space just to prove that the reputation isn’t undeserved. >>
NASA/ESA’s Solar Orbiter just hit a major mission milestone
The joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency to send a solar probe to the Sun just reached a critical milestone. The probe passed Venus over the weekend, making its closest >>
NASA’s new Mars rover is hearing vibrations in space
NASA recorded audio from its Perseverance rover that is currently headed to Mars. The audio is largely vibrations traveling through the rover’s body and being picked up by the microphone. Perseverance is slated >>
If you’re eager to find aliens, this is great news
A new study suggests that habitable exoplanets may be plentiful in our home galaxy, The Milky Way. Researchers crunched data on thousands of exoplanets that were discovered using NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Unfortunately >>
This extremely intense planet is basically hell
Astronomers have spotted a distant exoplanet that is so incredibly extreme, life as we know it wouldn’t last there for a second. Temperatures of over 3,000C, oceans of lava, and supersonic winds terrorize >>
NASA’s first real Crew Dragon mission has been delayed
SpaceX and NASA have announced that the next crewed mission in Crew Dragon (the first non-test flight of the spacecraft) will be delayed by a week or two. The delay comes as SpaceX >>
What personal items would you bring to the Moon? NASA wants to know
NASA wants to know what personal items you’d bring along with you if you got to go on a trip to the Moon. You’re encouraged to tweet a pic of your “Moon Kit” >>
