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A Spacecraft Could Chase Down One Of The Most Famous Comets In Human History. We've Known About It For At Least 2,000 Years
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (999+ words) James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. The closest view we have of Halley's Comet, taken in 1986. Image credit: Halley…...
Sunshades And Orbital Engineering: How Earth's Creatures Could Survive The End Of The Sun And Watch The Universe Die Out
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1107+ words) James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. Some of the options include Dyson swarms, though other ideas are more fun....
Astronomers Looking Through Forgotten Observations Find Bizarre And Beautiful Planet-Wide Rings On Venus
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (745+ words) James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. Venus, seen in all light (left) and polarized light (right). Image credit: Gourav…...
“Super Weird” Star System Has Clearest Evidence Yet Of First Moon Beyond Our Solar System – But It's Nothing Like The Moons Back Home
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1323+ words) Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.View full profile Editor & Staff Writer Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry…...
Incredible Atmosphere Detection In Habitable-Zone Rocky Exoplanet Located Just 49 Light-Years Away
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (753+ words) Space & Physics Editor Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Artist's impression of a super-Earth like LHS 1140 b. One of the biggest quests in the search for life beyond…...
Polygonal Structures On Mars: Curiosity Rover Makes Surprising Discovery After Investigating Area Seen From Orbit
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (320+ words) James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. The structures seen by the Curiosity Rover, on Sol 4932 (or the rover's 4,932nd Martian…...
Something Is Brewing On The Far Side Of The Sun – And It Could Mean Aurorae Next Week
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (433+ words) Space & Physics Editor Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Editor & Staff Writer Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests…...
Would It Be Possible To Send A Human Mission To Saturn?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (612+ words) Space & Physics Editor Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Editor & Staff Writer Hubble view of Saturn – going up close to the rings would certainly…...
Jupiter Technically Does Not Orbit The Sun. A Lot Of Time, Neither Does Earth
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (203+ words) James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. Our largest gas giant, pictured here not orbiting the Sun. When Galileo Galilei…...
A Giant Ribbon, Storms, And Photobombing Moons In Incredible New JWST And Hubble Images Of Saturn
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (391+ words) Space & Physics Editor Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile The JWST and Hubble side by side comparison of Saturn! Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA,…...