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Space.com

The black holes, designated Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2, were discovered in data collected by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia spacecraft. Gaia BH1 is located just 1,560 light-years …

Space.com

Scientists have built the most detailed map volcanoes on Venus, which is also the most complete volcano map of all planets in the solar system. The map reveals the locations and sizes of all 85,000 volcanic landforms discovered on Venus to date, …

Space.com

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has clapped eyes on the most ancient galaxies ever observed. Astronomers are now confident that the light from these galaxies has been traveling to Earth for over 13.4 …

CNN

Scientists noticed strong radio waves coming from the star YZ Ceti and the rocky exoplanet that orbits it, called YZ Ceti b, during observations using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array of telescopes in New Mexico.

Space.com

Commander Reid Wiseman; Pilot Victor Glover; Mission specialist Christina Koch; Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. We now know who will make …

EarthSky

Even though Venus is completely covered by clouds, spacecraft such as NASA’s Magellan have mapped the planet using radar. The researchers used radar imagery from the Magellan mission for to compile the map. As it turns out, that imagery database contains …

The New York Times

HOUSTON — For the first time in more than half a century, NASA has named a crew of astronauts headed to the moon. Humans have not ventured more than a few hundred miles off the planet since the return of Apollo 17, NASA’s last moon mission, in 1972.

WIRED

humans have long sullied the Arctic with industrial development—mining operations, oil and gas exploration, military bases. That’s contaminated the landscape with a bevy of toxicants, including radiological material, heavy metals, insecticides, …

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Iris, CMU’s shoebox-size rover that will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is smaller and lighter than anything before it — which will help answer questions about commercial viability and lunar surface exploration. The rover weighs …

AZoM

Additionally, to maximize the optical qualities for use in electrical devices with optimized stability and performance while expanding the possibilities for unique electronic designs, a sizable band gap must be developed for graphene to reach its full …