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The ALMA Observatory in Chile has detected dust around the closest star to the Solar System, Proxima Centauri. These new observations reveal the glow coming from cold dust in a region between one to ...
Alpha Centauri, one of the two "Pointer Stars" that help stargazers find the Southern Cross in the Southern Hemisphere, may have a planet in orbit around it. If it does, the Webb Telescope will find ...
Within a few dozen light years of the Sun, the sky is crowded with stars that could, in principle, host living worlds. I want ...
Space exploration is one of the most far-reaching and creative activities humans are currently engaged in. But for all the money being spent and the efforts being made, it's a kind of activity that ...
In April last year, billionaire Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative. He plans to invest 100 million US dollars in the development of an ultra-light light sail that can be ...
Pan around a 360-degree panorama of Mars, see hydrocarbon lakes on Titan, and smugly congratulate your tax dollars for finding a lost satellite: it's all here, This Week in Space. Share on Facebook ...