The latest overview of the VERITAS mission was published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on July 8, 2020. VERITAS - Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy - is one of the four proposed missions being considered for NASA's Discovery Program. Suzanne Smrekar, VERITAS principal investigator at JPL, …
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An invisible object appears to be interacting with other objects along the edge of our solar system, and researchers don’t know exactly what it is. Theories of “planet nine” have been proposed, but others believe it may be a small black hole. The researchers plan to scan the skies for …
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A new study proposes that language could change dramatically on long space trips. The people on the spacecraft could lose the ability to understand people on Earth. This scenario is of particular concern to potential “generation ships”. Given the mounting crises of 2020, wouldn’t it be nice to get on …
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Galaxies always seem special simply because of their large size and collections of stars, planets, and usually a black hole, or sometimes more. They are definitely interesting, but some are clearly more attractive than others. The Hubble Space Telescope has captured impressive images of many galaxies during its long stay, …
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Comet C / 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered on March 27, 2020, about 326 miles (525 km) above Earth's surface by NEOWISE, the Near-Field Infrared Reconnaissance Explorer for Near-Earth Objects, which is a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 Comet NEOWISE was closest to the sun on July 3, …
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