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Astronomers are using an asteroid survey to also search for massive mergers

When notified of a gravitational wave detection, SAGUARO will attempt to find optical evidence of the aftermath

Virgin Galactic inaugurated its ‘Gateway to Space’ by flying ‘Eve’ over Spaceport America

VMS Eve flew from its refurbished home base for the first time on 15 August 2019

NASA must pick one of two missions to study the space around Sun

These two mission concepts would study the Sun’s influence on interplanetary study using SmallSat technologies

Why do some planets appear to move backwards through the sky?

You might not be aware, but planets can gradually change direction in the sky. We find out why

How SpaceX’s Starship will help establish a Mars base

SpaceX’s Mars plans focus on interplanetary transportation, not building human habitats

Jupiter was on the receiving end of a powerful planetary collision 4.5 billion years ago

The object was likely 10 times the mass of the Earth and was able to stir up Jupiter’s core in the process

Methane on Mars isn’t being released by wind erosion

But the origins of the gas remain unclear

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Follow the glow to find life in the cosmos

Stellar flares could reveal the fluorescent glow of a planet’s biosphere, a key component for life to develop

Astronomers use neutron star’s ‘glitch’ to reveal its secrets

These ‘glitches’ provide a rare opportunity to understand the three components of a neutron star

Perseid meteor shower 2019: when, where and how to see it

Spectators can expect to see between 10-15 Perseids per hour or maybe slightly more on the peak

Nuclear reactor for Mars outpost could be ready to fly by 2022

The Kilopower fission reactor could potentially power any future human habitation on another world

Supercomputer creates millions of virtual universes to understand galaxy evolution

These “ex-machina” universes will help understand the physical rules that our actual space-time

Life may be common in the Milky Way, thanks to comet swapping

And Earth may be one of the primary donor worlds

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Space Rocks: Lucy Hawking, Dominque Tipper and more incredible faces join panel

Lucy Hawking, Dominique Tipper, Shahrzad Timman, Sue Nelson and Tamsin Edwards will flex their knowledge at the day-long event

Astronomers discover an ancient black hole hidden behind a mask of gas

This important evidence could prove the existence of a black hole just 850 million years after the Big Bang

New image release: Hubble showcases new portrait of Jupiter

The NASA/ESA space telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of the gas giant’s clouds in this new image taken on 27 June 2019

Space radiation will damage Mars astronauts’ brains

It’s probably not a showstopper, though

Very Large Telescope releases new view of ‘Cosmic Seagull’

The remarkable detail reveals the individual astronomical objects that make up the celestial bird, as well as the finer features within them

What came first, dark matter or the Big Bang?

Not much is known about dark matter, but scientists have long-thought that it was the remnant of the birth of the universe