Latest articles by Joseph Castro

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Here is a gallery of awesome photos of the ‘Great American Solar Eclipse’ taken by astronauts, satellites and stratospheric balloons!

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There are many unknowns regarding the potentially habitable exoplanet Kepler-186f, but it may have similar light (from its star) and gravity as Earth.

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Living on comets requires great care — the gravity is so weak that you could easily jump off the frozen bodies and into space.

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Much is unknown about Pluto, including what its surface features are like and what kind of weather patterns it has, if any.

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Neptune's moon Triton has some unique properties among the moons of the solar system, which could make it an interesting location for a space colony.

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Titania and Miranda offer up great views and places to explore, but both of the moons suffer from extreme cold and very low gravity.

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Titan is one of the most habitable places for humans in the solar system, while Enceladus is one of the best places to look for life.

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Jupiter's moon Europa suffers from extreme cold and deadly radiation, but its astronomical and geological sights are unique in the solar system.

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Low temperatures, gravity and sunlight would define the experience of living on Ceres, the largest asteroid belt object.

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Life on Mars would be full of chilly weather, large dust storms and geological sights dwarfing anything on Earth.

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With its very low gravity, interesting topographical features and great view of Earth, the moon could be an exciting place to live.

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With its intense heat, thick air and high pressure, Venus is not an ideal vacation spot.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on Mercury. So did we. Mercury's gravity, temperatures and weather are all very different from Earth's. Here's how.

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The two different classes of jet-spewing active galaxies called blazars may, in fact, be a single hybrid type that evolves over time, according to new research.

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Material blasted off Mars from meteor impacts may have scarred the surface of Phobos, one of the Red Planet's two tiny moons, a new study suggests.

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Microorganisms from Earth could hitch a ride on spacecraft and end up colonizing the Red Planet and other celestial bodies in the solar system, recent research suggests.

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Four spacecraft and one ground-based observatory recorded the eruption of a powerful X-class solar flare on March 29, making it the best-observed such event in history, NASA officials said.

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Like ancient seafarers, the insects rely on the starry sky and galaxy glow to move away back from a poop pile.

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NASA is planning to use harpoons to collect samples from comets, which may help scientists learn more about the origin of life on Earth.

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NASA says that there is little danger from radiation from the launch.

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Everything you need to know about the new Mars mission and rover.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!




