ARTICLES ABOUT ASTRONOMY

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ARTICLES ABOUT ASTRONOMY

 

This bizarre 'superbubble' spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope has scientists scratching their heads (Space)

 

It's 2019. Why Haven't Humans Gone Back to the Moon Since the Apollo Missions? (Space)

A mysterious glow warms rings of Uranus (Space)

Lunar robotic mission Heracles will scout for human landings (Space)

Asteroid that's 3 times as long as a football field will whiz by earth Thursday (Space)

If there were a time warp, how would physicists find it? (Space)

NASA is developing 'soft robots' to help explore other worlds (Space)

Asteroid Bennu goes technicolor in 3-D NASA view (Space)

A house-size asteroid zipped by earth today (Space)

Next stop, Triton? Here's two wild ideas to explore Neptune's weirdest moon (Space)

The spacewalks of expedition 59 in photos (Space)

Why this poisonous gas could be a sign of alien life (Space)

How much water may be tucked away in nearby asteroids? (Space)

Asteroid the size of a jumbo jet just buzzed safely by earth (Space)

The Hubble space telescope has a new camera glitch (Space)

Why smashing asteroids to save earth likely won't work (Space)

50 years ago today, Apollo 9 launched and paved the way for a lunar landing (Space)

SpaceX's Crew Dragon docks at space station for first time (Space)

Newfound 'FarFarOut' is most distant solar system body ever seen (Space)

Israeli moon lander fires engine in space for 1st time (Space)

The most amazing space photos this week! (Space)

After a slow start, Milky Way's neighbors have upped their star-forming game (Space)

Earth plays 'peekaboo' with the moon in this awesome far side time-lapse video (Space)

Saturn's biggest moon Titan may bake its own atmosphere (Space)

NASA to make historic New Year's Day flyby of mysterious Ultima Thule. Here's what to expect. (Space)

Saturn is losing its rings quicker than expected, NASA warns (CNN)

Betelgeuse: The eventual supernova (Space)

Layers of the sun (NASA)

Old Data, New Tricks: Fresh Results from NASA’s Galileo Spacecraft 20 Years On (NASA)

Keep your eyes on the sky this year - We reveal 13 astronomical events you cannot miss (LincolnshireLive)

Perseus cluster: Scientists surprised by relentless cosmic cold front (Phys.org)

Where Is Elon Musk's Space Tesla Actually Going? (The Atlantic)

It only happens once in a ‘super blue blood moon’
(Albuquerque Journal)

Obese stars are more common than expected (Astronomy)

Facts about gas giants (Space Facts)

Scientists Spot the Spark From Ancient Collision of Neutron Stars (Smithsonian)

Black hole 100,000 times bigger than our sun may be lurking at the center of Milky Way (Pulse Headlines)

Meet Florence, the Giant Asteroid That Will Buzz by Earth This September (Smithsonian)

Solar Eclipse Spurs Renewed Interest in Astronomy (Indiana 105)

Astronomers find smallest-ever star (UPI)

This Planet Is Hotter Than Most Stars, But It Won't Live Long (Newsy)

Astronauts complete 200th International Space Station spacewalk (Spaceflight Insider)

Astronomers Excited Over NASA Discovery (WNEP)  

Hubble Space Telescope Spots ‘Cosmic Calabash’ (Sci-news)

The largest space scope ever built is finished (Astronomy Magazine)

The solar system's weirdest asteroid has frozen water on its surface
(Astronomy Magazine)

Astronomers unveil incredibly detailed new Milky Way map (CNN)

Hubble captures best view ever of a comet breaking apart

(The Indian Express)

Aliens are all around us: NASA astronaut (Headlines & Global News)

NASA spacecraft will travel two years to collect asteroid samples
(CBS Baltimore)

Newly discovered object beyond planet Neptune orbits sun in the wrong direction (Tech Times)

60,000 miles up: Space elevator could be built by 2035, says new study (ExtremeTech.com)

Moon Express approved for private lunar landing in 2017 (Space.com)

Solar Probe Plus: We're going to dive into the sun (LiveScience)

The end of space exploration? (Cosmos Magazine)

X marks the spot at the center of Milky Way Galaxy
(Nature World News)

NASA says it is sailing 'full-steam ahead in solar system exploration' (Weather.com)

Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate
(Astronomy magazine)

Invisibility research: British scientists make object invisible using nano particles (Inquisitr)

Astronomers for the first time spot a water snow line around a star

(Headlines & Global News)

What's the fastest spacecraft ever? (LiveScience)

We now know what caused the Curiosity Rover to glitch out (Gizmodo)

Newly discovered dwarf planet takes 700 years to orbit the sun (CNN)

Deepest ever look into Orion (ESO.org)

Study suggests Saturn's biggest moon Titan could support life
(Indian Express)

Sky Watch: Five planets are visible, with a little effort
(TwinCities Pioneer Press)

First water clouds detected outside the solar system (UPI.com)

Crab Nebula on the menu for Hubble Space Telescope (Tech Times)

Three astronauts blast off for ISS (International Space Station) in upgraded Soyuz craft (Phys.org)

The world's largest radio telescope is ready to hunt for alien life (Huffington Post)

NASA and Apple collaborate on short film inspired by Juno mission (Gizmodo)

Those bright spots on Ceres are weirder than we imagined (Gizmodo)

Hubble reveals stellar fireworks in 'skyrocket' galaxy (Phys.org)

Rare newborn planet may be the youngest ever detected (Space.com)

Charon's Super Grand Canyon may be much larger, deeper than ours

(Modern Readers)

NASA says Earth may have a new not-quite 'moon' (Huffington Post)

Pluto might have a semi-frozen ocean lurking under its icy shell
(ARS Technica)

Jupiter-Size Alien World Is Biggest 'Tatooine' Planet with 2 Suns Ever Found (Spa)

NASA engages warp drive (Cosmos magazine)

Hubble clocks faster cosmic expansion (BBC)

A new, water-logged history of the Moon (Phys.org)

Billionaire technologist accuses NASA asteroid mission of bad statistics (Science Magazine)

That study critiquing NASA's 'bad science' on asteroids is pretty bad science (The Washington Post)

Many New Planets Found (TIME FOR KIDS)

What's New in Space? (TIME FOR KIDS)

MARS

There is definitely methane on Mars, scientists say. But is it a sign of life? (Space)

These are the last photos NASA's Opportunity rover took on Mars (Space)

European Mars rover named for Crystal scientist Rosalind Franklin (Space)

Goss: Does red Mars twinkle? (The Roanoke Times)

If we successfully land on Mars, could we live there?
(Astronomy Magazine)

1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says (Space.com)

Curiosity rover sends back striking images of Mars rock formations (Fox News)

Gullies on Mars likely not carved by liquid water, NASA says (Space.com)

NASA goes under the sea, training preparation for Mars
(Nature World News)

The rocks on Mars suggest it used to look like Earth; what happened?

(Gadgets 360)

Food grown in fake Mars soil probably won't kill you (Reading Eagle)

Hubble Telescope Captures Incredible Up-Close View of Mars (Space.com)

MORE

How Venus Turned Into Hell, and How the Earth Is Next (Space)

Astronomers probe below Jupiter's cloud tops (BBC)

New photos from Jupiter look like a van Gogh painting (CNN)

Professor Hanington's Speaking of Science: The shrinking red spot of Jupiter (Elko Daily Free Press)

NASA's Juno probe sidelined just before Jupiter flyby (Space.com)

NASA set to reveal 'surprising' activity on Jupiter's moon
(Yahoo! News)

Voyage to Jupiter ends, but science begins (San Francisco Chronicle)

NASA's Juno spacecraft is orbiting Jupiter (Cosmos)

Juno's epic journey to probe Jupiter's secrets (Cosmos)

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