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NASA has worked on its own first contact protocols, conducting a 2024 workshop event about how best to communicate the ...

Scientists found Titan’s orbit is shifting faster than expected due to tidal dissipation. A recent cosmic event likely ...

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What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stranded on the International Space Station since they left Earth on June 5, 2024 ...

In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would "plant the stars and ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...

SwRI studied Saturn’s moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation helps ...

How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...