Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see
Astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder described the moment as the "dawn of radio astronomy from the moon."
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'The metal detector has gone off': Perseverance rover's find is a shiny new clue in the search for life on Mars
"This is the moment where the metal detector has gone off and you've dug up something shiny. You still need to find out exactly what you've got — but you've got something to work with."
To land safely on Mars and the moon, we may need to measure dust
When spacecraft land, they tend to kick up lots of pesky dust that coats their navigation cameras.
1st image of our Milky Way's black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say
"We hypothesize that the ring image resulted from errors during EHT's imaging analysis and that part of it was an artifact, rather than the actual astronomical structure."
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"Dust affects everything on Mars — from local weather to how well we can take images. It's difficult to overstate its importance."
These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars
"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself."
NASA's Europa Clipper will fly close to Mars today on way to Jupiter's icy moon
"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa."
'Alien auroras' on Jupiter reveal a new kind of plasma wave, scientists say
The result is thanks to the Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft.
There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier
"There is reason to have confidence in upward trajectory of the space economy."
Astronomers discover ultrapowerful black hole jet as bright as 10 trillion suns lit by Big Bang's afterglow
"It's like looking for candlelight in close vicinity to a flashlight that's blazing toward us."