ARCHIMEDES: Digging into the ice on Europa with lasers
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To explore Europa for signs of life, NASA in investing in a number of technologies, which includes a laser-mining concept known as ARCHIMEDES
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- On: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:54:50 +0000
Gaia Spots an Enormous Ghost Galaxy Right Next Door that’s Being Dismantled by the Milky Way
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Astronomers combing through data from the ESA’s Gaia spacecraft have discovered what they’re calling a ghost galaxy. The galaxy, named Antlia 2 (Ant 2) is an extremely low-density dwarf galaxy that was formed in the early days of the universe. ...
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- On: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:15:55 +0000
An Extremely Rare Gamma Ray Emitting Neutron Star Binary Has Been Found
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The VERITAS collaboration recently discovered a binary system with a very high-energy gamma-ray neutron star, the rarest and most extreme known object in the Universe.
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- On: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:09:40 +0000
Watch Northrop Grumman Roll Its Antares Rocket to the Pad for Launch! (Time-Lapse Video)
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It's almost launch time for Northrop Grumman's next Antares rocket, which rolled out to its seaside pad in Virginia late Monday (Nov. 12) for a NASA cargo mission to the International Space Station this week....
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- On: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:42:00 EST
Catching Asteroid 3 Juno at Its Best
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Not all oppositions are created equal. This week's target offers a good case in point, as asteroid 3 Juno reaches its most favorable viewing position for the decade.
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- On: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:35:30 +0000
In Pictures: The Giant Crater Beneath Greenland Explained
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Scientists think they have spotted a giant impact crater hiding below Greenland's ice sheet. Here's how the discovery played out....
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- On: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:39:00 EST