A key scientific goal of exoplanet surveys is to characterize the underlying population of planets in the local galaxy. In particular, the properties of accreting protoplanets can inform the rates and physical processes of planet formation. We…
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Occurrence Rates of Accreting Companions from a New Method for Computing Emission-line Survey Sensitivity: Application to the Hα Giant Accreting Protoplanet Survey
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KMTNet View of Blue Large-amplitude Pulsators Toward the Galactic Bulge. I. Discovery of Wide-orbit Companions in OGLE-BLAP-006
Blue large-amplitude pulsators (BLAPs), a recently classified type of variable stars, are evolved objects likely formed through interactions between stars in a binary system. However, only two BLAPs with stellar companions have been discovered to…
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Derek Tournear to return as Space Development Agency director after investigation
WASHINGTON — Derek Tournear, a senior Space Force procurement official, will return to his role as director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) on April 17 after a three-month administrative leave, a Department of the Air Force…
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 Likely Originated in Main Belt
Astronomers using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South telescope have determined that the recently-discovered near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of the largest objects in recent history that could impact the Moon,…
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NASA Announces 31st Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners
NASA has announced the winning student teams in the 2025 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. This year’s competition challenged teams to design, build, and test a lunar rover powered by either human pilots or remote control. In the…
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NASA Wallops Breaks Ground on New Causeway Bridge
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility commemorated the start of construction of its new Wallops Island causeway bridge during a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2025, on the island.
The ceremony was held at the base of the…
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NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 32nd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:15 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the…
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Our Galaxy’s Neighbour Is Potentially Being Torn Apart by Its Bigger Sibling : ScienceAlert
A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud is potentially being torn apart by gravitational forces from its larger companion.
The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular dwarf galaxies…
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,144 11 April 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams,…
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NASA to Host Webinar with Small Business Administration Leadership
NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs will host the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time at its monthly webinar for small businesses at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 16.
The webinar, currently open for registration,…
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