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The Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope in Australia offered a new view of the Milky Way. Above, the lowest frequencies are in red, middle frequencies in green, and the highest frequencies in blue. The star icon shows the position of the mysterious object emitting intermittent signals. (Natasha Hurley-Walker/International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research/Curtin University/GLEAM)

Don’t Blink: Mysterious Object In Space Surprises Scientists

January 30, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

Previously only theorized, the ultra-long period magnatar emits a radio beam intermittently.
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Launched in 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has added to its list of achievements by becoming the first spacecraft to descend into the solar atmosphere and survive the experience. (NASA)

Sun Stroke: Spacecraft Touches The Sun For The First Time

December 17, 2021 257873455330365 Comments Off

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — the fastest man-made object ever — survived the heat of the sun, revealing the start of its mysteries.
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NASA's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), is set to launch Nov. 24. (NASA/Zenger)

VIDEO: As Kicker: NASA To Launch Test Mission To Push Asteroid Away From Earth

November 19, 2021 257873455330365 Comments Off

Crashing a spaceship into an asteroid will show whether it could work as a way of saving the planet from destruction.
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A rendering of an envisioned lunar mining facility where miners harvest oxygen from the volcanic soil of Mare Serenitatis. A new study has confirmed the presence of large carbon dioxide cold traps at the moon's southern pole, which could host frozen CO2, another valuable resource for future missions. (NASA)

N-Ice-A We Have A Breakthrough: How Frozen CO2 Could Help Create Moon Colonies

November 18, 2021 257873455330365 Comments Off

Solid carbon dioxide on the dark side of the moon could be used in rocket fuel and even steel for construction, say experts.
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