The Decadal Survey is out! What new Missions and Telescopes are in the Works

   29 Nov 19:00:18  |  Universe Today

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The Parker Solar Probe is getting pelted by hypervelocity dust. Could they damage spacecraft

   29 Nov 19:00:18  |  Universe Today

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A Space Telescope With one job: Find Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri

   28 Nov 19:00:16  |  Universe Today

Breakthrough Initiatives just announced a collaborative effort to launch a space telescope that will search for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri
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A Machine-Learning Algorithm Just Found 301 Additional Planets in Kepler Data

   28 Nov 19:00:16  |  Universe Today

Using a new type of deep-learning algorithm, a team of NASA scientists have detected 301 more exoplanets in the Kepler archive!
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Stars Getting Kicked out of the Milky Way can Help us map its Dark Matter Halo

   27 Nov 19:00:19  |  Universe Today

Hypervelocity stars may allow us to map dark matter as they leave the Milky Way.
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It?s Time to Stop Doing Anti-Satellite Tests

   27 Nov 19:00:19  |  Universe Today

Earlier this month, the Russian military conducted an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test, launching a PL19 Nudol interceptor missile at a now-defunct Soviet-era intelligence satellite, KOSMOS 1408. The impact obliterated the spacecraft, creating a debris field consisting of approximately 1500 pieces of trackable debris, and potentially hundreds of thousands of pieces that are too small to …
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The Severe Pacific Northwest Flooding Seen From Space

   26 Nov 19:00:06  |  Universe Today

The severe flooding that happened this month was captured by Earth Observation satellites, showing the extent of Climate Change in the region
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Astronomers Find a Planet That Orbits its Star in Just 16 HOURS!

   26 Nov 19:00:06  |  Universe Today

Mercury is the speed champion in our Solar System. It orbits the Sun every 88 days, and its average speed is 47 km/s. Its average distance from the Sun is 58 million km (36 million mi), and it’s so fast it’s named after Mercury, the wing-footed God. But what if instead of Mercury, Jupiter was …
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Mother and Daughter Win Tickets for Suborbital Space Ride With Virgin Galactic

   25 Nov 19:00:19  |  Universe Today

A wellness coach from Antigua and her daughter are getting tickets for a suborbital space trip, thanks to the latest in a line of out-of-this-world sweepstakes going back 20 years. And although not a single spaceflight sweepstakes winner has flown yet, there’s still significant value to such contests, financially and otherwise. “Being able to give …
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