A 2024 study that claimed to have discovered an entirely new source of oxygen in the deep sea — dubbed “dark oxygen” …
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Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 13, …
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Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA’s Artemis II mission will soon send astronauts on a trip around the moon, if the current plans hold. But why is …
The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 acquired this rare, relatively clear image of Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, on Feb. 26, …
Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: …
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Understanding telescope magnification: A beginner’s guide to eyepieces, aperture and getting the best views
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMore magnification means better views, right? That’s the received wisdom among buyers of beginner’s telescopes, and it’s easy to see why. Telescope …
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Paramount+ deal: Watch out-of-this-world space documentaries for less
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogParamount might be better known for its science fiction franchises like “Star Trek” and “Halo,” but there are plenty of great science …
As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field. The crew’s spacecraft, Orion, …
This pair of images shows stars observed by the SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) space telescope simultaneously in the near-ultraviolet, left, and …
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Celebrating 100 Years Since Goddard’s Breakthrough Moment in Modern Rocketry
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFrom the voyages of spacecraft to the Moon and beyond, to the launches of satellites that help us navigate, communicate, and understand …
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Hubble and Euclid capture the final act of a dying star — and it’s glorious: Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQuick Facts What it is: Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543). Where it is: 4,300 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Draco. …
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In physics first, Chinese scientists create rare ‘hexagonal diamond’ that’s harder than natural diamond
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogResearchers in China have made what they claim to be the first samples of pure hexagonal diamond, a theorized rare variant of …
About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and its crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina …
Read this web article in English here. Unos ocho minutos después del despegue de Artemis II, la nave espacial Orion y su tripulación —los …
Early morning sunlight illuminates the western wall of this unnamed crater, leaving deep shadows on the ground and in the interior. The …
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GPS is being weaponized in electronic warfare — and it’s putting ships at risk
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict …
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that stick to one another and also adhere to a nearby surface. They are intricately associated with …
The Daily Minor Planet citizen science project is expanding! In addition to data received nightly from the Catalina Sky Survey’s Mt. Lemmon …
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Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAstronomers have spotted a colossal explosion coming from a pair of merging neutron stars lurking within the remnants of an ancient galaxy …
At any given moment, about 20 volcanoes on Earth are actively erupting. Often among them is Mayon—the most active volcano in the Philippines. The …
NASA employees brief the media on Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. about the delayed Artemis II mission. …
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‘Interstellar messenger’ 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is up to 12 billion years old and unlike anything found in our solar system, new James Webb Space …
When people think of asteroids, they tend to picture rare, civilization-ending impacts like those depicted in movies such as “Armageddon.” In reality, …
This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature one of …
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How Joseph Paradiso’s sensing innovations bridge the arts, medicine, and ecology | MIT News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogJoseph Paradiso thinks that the most engaging research questions usually span disciplines. Paradiso was trained as a physicist and completed his PhD in …
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, March 6, 2026 Curiosity is in the last …
The March equinox is almost upon us, which will usher in astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere and astronomical fall in the …
A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge …
On March 3, 2026, Earth lined up directly between the Moon and the Sun, casting its shadow on the full Moon. The …
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, …
