New Hubble Data Explains Missing Dark Matter in Galaxy
Galaxy NGC 1052-DF4 appears to have recently undergone some kind of a collision or interaction with the massive galaxy NGC 1035, an interaction that appears to have stripped the dark matter from NGC 1052-DF4.
National Solar Observatory Predicts a Large Sunspot for Thanksgiving
A large sunspot rotated onto the face of the Sun, having been predicted by NSO scientists almost a week earlier.
Arecibo Observatory’s 305-Meter Telescope Suffers Collapse
Astronomers around the world are mourning the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory’s main instrument platform, which destroyed much of the dish as well.
Scientists Help Characterize Earth’s Second Known Minimoon
We move even closer to home and take a look at Earth’s latest minimoon, a newly discovered asteroid with the designation 2020 CD3.
Field Geology at Mars’s Equator Points to Ancient Megaflood
Field geologists have analyzed data taken from Curiosity at Gale Crater and determined that a megaflood occurred in ancient Martian history.
Comet 2019 LD2 (ATLAS) Found to Be Actively Transitioning
Observers using the ATLAS telescopes found Comet 2019 LD2 last year, and it is in the process of transitioning from a Centaur into a Jupiter Family comet, a process we have never witnessed before.
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites on 100th Falcon 9 flight
The 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket took place at 02:13 UTC on November 25th from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
China launches mission to bring back material from the Moon
On Monday, November 23rd at 20:30 UTC, a Long March 6 sent Chang’e 5 on its way to the Moon.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite in Earth Orbit, Mission Begins to Map Sea Levels
On November 21st at 17:17 UTC, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, an ocean-mapping satellite.
Rocket Lab Launches 16th Mission, Completes Booster Recovery
On November 16th at 02:20 UTC, Rocket Lab made its sixteenth Electron launch from the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island in New Zealand.
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