The Dharma Planet Survey has shown that science fiction may be a little less so
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NEW IMAGE RELEASE: Exoplanet hunter shares new results
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is now providing valuable data to help scientists discover and study exciting new exoplanets, or planets beyond our Solar System
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Oddball features spotted around neutron star for the first time
The observation could help astronomers better understand the evolution of these collapsed stellar cores
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Ice-spewing volcanoes gave dwarf planet its shape
Cryovolcanism has erupted throughout the history of Ceres, but such continuous activity has not had the same extensive impact on the dwarf planet’s surface as standard volcanism on Earth
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Cassini’s concluding view of Titan
The last flyby of Saturn’s moon, Titan, showed its northern lakes and seas made up of liquid methane and ethane
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Hubble looks at the universe’s earliest galaxies
The first set of observations for the BUFFALO survey began with the galaxy cluster Abell 370
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Magnetic fields found to strongly influence star formation
Using supercomputer simulations, this astronomer was able to understand how magnetic fields interact with stellar winds in star forming clouds
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Landslides and avalanches may be keeping comets active
Mass-wasting activities continuously expose fresh ice on a comet’s surface, thus keeping the comet active over long periods
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Astronomers uncover evidence for early Solar System shake-up
Studies of a binary pair of asteroids provide an insight into the past of the Solar System
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AI helps find mysterious cosmic radio bursts
This new technique has aided the Breakthrough Listen project, led by the SETI Institute
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NASA’s revolutionary Dawn spacecraft enters the final stretch
The legacy of Dawn has taught astronomers remarkable things about the evolution of the inner Solar System
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Curiosity surveys its surroundings after the global dust storm
Along with creating a 360-degree panorama of Vera Rubin Ridge, Curiosity has also been drilling for samples
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Galactic collision formed an ‘x-ray ring’
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a ring of black holes or neutron stars, or even both, 300 million light years away from Earth
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Researchers say the next exploration mission should be to an exoplanet
This new report states that NASA’s next mission to be to directly study Earth-like exoplanets, as we know so little about other planetary systems
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Saturn’s famous storm may stretch far above the clouds
The hexagonal vortex can be seen growing increasingly clearer and warmer as summertime approaches
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Astronomers are awaiting the awakening of the Martian Opportunity rover
The global dust storm is slowly subsiding, and the rover’s team is hoping that the rover will soon make contact again
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Hubble watches over Saturn’s powerful aurora
Combining optical and ultraviolet observations of Saturn’s north pole has provided a unique view of its enchanting aurora
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New Horizons Update: Ultima Thule has been spotted ahead of its flyby
NASA’s spacecraft will examine the rare Kuiper Belt object on 1 January 2019, and now it has the object in its sights
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New stellar database created for exoplanet exploration
The Hypatia Catalog has data on thousands of stars, and hundreds of exoplanets, that have been observed over 35 years
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Astronomers simulated the coronal appearance during the Great American Eclipse
Correctly matching models to reality can help astronomers foresee any disturbances in space weather that could potentially damage technology and harm astronauts