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NASA Experiment Suggests the Need to Dig Deep for Evidence of Life on Mars

July 1, 2022 Troy Oakes

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed 'Mary Anning' after a 19th century English paleontologist. Curiosity snagged three samples of drilled rock at this site on its way out of the Glen Torridon region, which scientists believe was a site where ancient conditions would have been favorable to supporting life, if it ever was present. (Image: via NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS)

NASA’s Webb In Full Focus, Ready for Instrument Commissioning

May 5, 2022 Troy Oakes

Technitions with the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope in the cleanroom at the launch site. (Image: Chris Gunn via NASA)

Earth’s Atmosphere May Be the Source of Some Lunar Water

April 30, 2022 Troy Oakes

Chang'e is the Chinese goddess of the moon, best known for stealing an elixir of immortality from her husband, Hou Yi. Her story is celebrated as part of the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. (Image: via Pixabay)

Astronomers Flag 3 Exoplanets as Being Stars

April 5, 2022March 30, 2022 Troy Oakes

Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars. (Image: via Pixabay)

A Brown Dwarf Flashes Brighter Than the Sun’s Most Powerful Flares

April 5, 2022March 28, 2022 Troy Oakes

An artist's concept of a Y-type brown dwarf. (Image: via Wikipedia)

No, Earth Does Not Have a Second Moon

April 6, 2022March 26, 2022 Troy Oakes

An asteroid and the Moon orbiting the Earth.

The asteroid, now named 2016 HO3, was first sighted on April 27, 2016. (Image: Dušan Zidar via Dreamstime)

Kepler-1647b: The Largest ‘Tatooine’ Planet With 2 Suns Discovered

April 6, 2022March 20, 2022 Troy Oakes

Graphic showing Kepler-1647b's size compared to that of all other two-star planets discovered by NASA's Kepler space telescope to date. (Image: Lynette Cook)

Hubble Observes a Not-so-Close Encounter

April 7, 2022March 15, 2022 Troy Oakes

Chance galactic alignments such as this provide astronomers with the opportunity to delve into the distribution of dust in these galaxies. (Image: via NASA)

Hubble Spots a Starship-Shaped Galactic Pair

April 11, 2022February 8, 2022 Troy Oakes

By happy coincidence, the collective interaction between these galaxies has caused the two on the upper right to form a shape, which from our solar system's perspective, resembles the starship known as the USS Enterprise from 'Star Trek'! (Image: via NASA)

Hubble Views the NGC 976 Galaxy in Aries

April 12, 2022January 21, 2022 Troy Oakes

The Hubble Space Telescope views the NGC 976 galaxy in the constellation Ares. (Image: via NASA)

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