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Space refers to the science and study of Earth, the atmosphere, and outer space – specifically, the research, design, and technology behind spacecraft and the latest innovations in the study of the void between celestial bodies.
NASA plans for an Earth-independent future in space
NASA has selected proposals for the creation of two multi-disciplinary, university-led research institutes that…
Start Your Search For A Whole New World With NASA
NASA is inviting the public to help search for possible undiscovered worlds in the outer reaches of our solar…
Scientists Observe First Star With A Heart-Beat
A star has been found pulsing in response to its orbiting planet for the first time.
MIT astronomers observed the…
Space-based spectrometer developed through NASA collaboration
To develop a quantum dot spectrometer for use in space, the all-important device used by virtually all scientific…
Cell phone’s could find galactic fast radio bursts
There have been fewer than two dozen Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) identified in the past decade using giant radio…
Cluster Spits Out Stars Like Never Before
Astronomers observe black hole producing cold, star-making fuel from hot plasma jets and bubbles.
Database of over 1,000 stars can help find new exoplanets
The largest collection of observations made with a technique called radial velocity, which is used for hunting…
Dwarf Star Hiding Life’s Building Blocks
There is this belief that when the Earth was formed it was dry, and that the building blocks for life of our…
Young red dwarf stars’ spew makes them uninhabitable
The search for life beyond Earth starts in habitable zones, the regions around stars where conditions could…
Middleweight division opens up for black holes
Astronomers expect that intermediate-mass black holes weighing 100 - 10,000 Suns exist, but so far no conclusive…