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World’s largest radio telescope picks up peculiar signals from space

In this edition of Inverse Daily, learn more about China's search for alien life and a digital cloning technology that has reshaped the future of Star Wars.

Inverse · Jun 20, 2022

Planet Nine: The answer to this cosmic mystery may come sooner than you think

Is it a planet, a black hole, or a group of planets? One astronomer has an ambitious idea to find out.

Inverse · Jun 16, 2022

Gaseous and scorching “hot Jupiters” make tilted loops around their parent stars

Scorching ''hot-Jupiters" sometimes orbit their parent stars along wonky orbits. Astronomers are trying to understand why — and if it happens in our own Solar System.

Inverse · Jun 16, 2022

Gaia mission: five insights astronomers could glean from its latest data

The European Space Agency’s (Esa) Gaia mission has just released new data. The Gaia satellite was launched in 2013, with the aim of measuring the precise positions of a billion stars. In addition to measuring the stars’ positions, speeds and brightness, the satellite has collected data on a huge range…

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2022

NASA scientists flock to the Australian outback to see the one-second 'flash' that could unlock the secrets of Pluto

NASA scientists arrive in the Northern Territory for a rare event that they hope will reveal secrets of the solar system's most mysterious dwarf planet.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Scale model of solar system installed in Belfast hills

The Our Place In Space installation stretches for 10km.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Hayabusa samples point to high water content on Ryugu

Samples from the Ryugu asteroid that were collected by the Hayabusa2 space probe contain water, according to a paper by researchers from Hokkaido University, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and other institutions that was published in the academic journal Science.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

Ancient Ryugu asteroid sample sheds new light on solar system's creation

Scientists say a tiny sample of an ancient asteroid is shedding new light on the creation of the solar system.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

NASA’s DAVINCI mission could start a scientific renaissance on Venus

NASA plans a return to Venus in 2030, including an atmospheric probe and two orbiters that could revolutionize our understanding of our sister planet.

Inverse · Jun 7, 2022

Study: Alien civilizations may migrate between star systems — spaceship optional

A new paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology suggests extraterrestrial life could use free-floating planets, also known as rogue planets, to move between star systems.

Inverse · Jun 6, 2022