Friday, April 3, 2026

An Aerobot With ISRU Capabilities Could Explore Venus' Atmosphere for Years

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In a new proposal, a team of scientists explores how aerial robotic platforms (areobots) with in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) capabilit...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory Will Need Astrometry To Find Life

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We’re getting closer and closer to finding a real Earth-like exoplanet. But finding one is only half the battle. To truly know if we’re loo...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

The Artemis Generation Begins! Artemis II Launches for the Moon

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At 06:25 p.m. EDT (03:25 p.m. PDT) on April 1st, the Artemis II mission lifted off from the historic Launch Pad-39B at NASA's Kennedy S...

Why Are Supermassive Black Holes Growing So Slowly?

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About 10 billion years ago, the growth rate of supermassive black holes began to slow dramatically. To this day, the SMBH growth rate still...

Astronomers Find a Third Galaxy Missing Its Dark Matter, Validating a Violent Cosmic Collision Theory

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Astronomers have long argued that dark matter is the invisible scaffolding that holds galaxies together. Without its immense gravitational ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The Largest Survey of Exoplanet Spins Confirms a Long-held Theory

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For some time, astronomers have theorized that there is a connection between planetary mass and rotation. Using the W.M. Keck Observatory o...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Mercury Scout Mission Concept with Solar Sail Propulsion

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The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is because as sp...