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The constellation of Virgo, the virgin, is particularly well placed for observation during the northern spring months. Virgo…
Asteroid debris on Moon poses threat to Earth
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Massive black hole from the early universe has astronomers looking back to the Big Bang
Far back in cosmic time, one small red object is refusing to behave. Abell 2744–QSO1 appears just 700…
Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar…
No more rockets: the wild new tech launching satellites with zero emissions
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NASA Sends Mars Helicopter Blades Beyond Mach 1
Engineer Fernando Mier-Hicks inspects a test stand used to investigate the performance of next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blades…
Dante’s Inferno suggests Hell and Purgatory mirror the physics of a massive asteroid impact
For centuries, Dante Alighieri’s Inferno has been read as a moral and spiritual descent, a journey into sin,…
See the best Milky Way photos of 2026 here
Here’s the winning entry for the annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest, curated by the travel…
Tiny world beyond Pluto is wrapped in a mysterious atmosphere
Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a small icy world beyond Pluto, where gravity should not hold…
4 Meteor Myths You Need To Stop Believing
Angel_nt/Getty Images Residents of northeast Ohio experienced a…
SpaceX Fired Up Its 33-Engine Starship ‘V3’ Super Heavy Rocket Booster, Paving the Way for Historic Launch
SpaceX has reached a pivotal moment in its quest to launch the most powerful rocket in history. After…
NASA and US Space Force Team Up for Game-Changing Mission to Uncover the Hidden Truth Behind Earth’s ‘Ring Current’
NASA’s STORIE mission is poised to change our understanding of space weather and its impact on technology by…