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Observations explore the properties of giant spiral galaxy UGC 2885
Astronomers have employed the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) to perform comprehensive multiwavelength observations of a large and massive spiral galaxy known as UGC 2885. Results of the observational campaign, published ...
Sols 4345-4347: Contact science is back on the table
The changes to the plan Wednesday, moving the drive a sol earlier, meant that we started off planning this morning about 18 meters (about 59 feet) farther along the western edge of Gediz Vallis and with all the data we needed ...
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China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major space power.
Space Exploration
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Study links black holes to dark energy
Almost 14 billion years ago, at the very beginning of the Big Bang, a mysterious energy drove an exponential expansion of the infant universe and produced all known matter, according to the prevailing inflationary universe ...
Astronomy
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HD 28185 c is not a brown dwarf but a massive planet, study finds
Astronomers from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) in Australia and elsewhere have reinvestigated a planetary system known as HD 28185, known to contain a gaseous giant exoplanet and an outer companion, believed ...
NASA telescopes discover brown dwarf protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula
Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust within which planets are born, known as protoplanetary disks. In the Orion Nebula, the brightest and most massive stars emit intense ultraviolet radiation that illuminates ...
Astronomy
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Seeing a black hole's jet in a new light: A look at high-energy particles being blasted across space
Research led by the University of Michigan has pored over more than two decades' worth of data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory to show there's new knotty science to discover around black holes.
Astronomy
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Hera asteroid mission's CubeSat passengers signal home
The two CubeSat passengers aboard ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense have exchanged their first signals with Earth, confirming their nominal status. The pair were switched on to check out all their systems, marking ...
Space Exploration
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Astronomers map 'danger zones' for planet-forming disks in star cluster
Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out large amounts of high-energy radiation, which can disrupt relatively fragile disks of dust and gas ...
Astronomy
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Here are some potentially habitable world targets for the upcoming LIFE mission
The odds are good that we are not alone in the universe. We have found thousands of exoplanets so far, and there are likely billions of potentially habitable planets in our galaxy alone. But finding evidence of extraterrestrial ...
Astrobiology
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Could life at TRAPPIST-1 survive the star's superflares?
The TRAPPIST-1 system is a science-fiction writer's dream. Seven Earth-sized worlds orbit a red dwarf star just 40 light-years away. Three of those worlds are within the habitable zone of the star. The system spans a distance ...
Astrobiology
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Webb finds dozens of supernovae remnants in the Triangulum Galaxy
Infrared astronomy has revealed so much about the universe, ranging from protoplanetary disks and nebulae to brown dwarfs, aurorae, and volcanoes on together celestial bodies. Looking to the future, astronomers hope to conduct ...
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The search for exomoons is on
Moons are the norm in our solar system. The International Astronomical Union recognizes 288 planetary moons, and more are being discovered. Saturn has a whopping 146 moons. Every planet except Mercury and Venus has moons, ...
Planetary Sciences
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SpaceX launch sets Space Coast record for the year
A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday evening marked the 73rd launch from the Space Coast in 2024, the most ever in one year.
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2024
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NASA successfully integrates coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman's Instrument Carrier, a piece of infrastructure that will hold the mission's instruments, ...
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Mars Perseverance rover: Red rocks with green spots at 'Serpentine Rapids'
After discovering and sampling the "leopard spots" of "Bright Angel," it became apparent that Perseverance's journey of discovery in this region was not yet finished. Approximately 20 sols (Martian days) after driving south ...
Planetary Sciences
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Sols 4343-4344: Late slide, late changes
Curiosity is driving along the western edge of the Gediz Vallis channel, heading for a good vantage point before turning westward and leaving the channel behind to explore the canyons beyond. The contact science for "Chuck ...
Planetary Sciences
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NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from ISS
A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition but remains stable, the US space agency said Friday.
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2024
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Boeing exploring sale of space business: report
Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled company's financial position, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2024
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Search results for dark photon leptonic decays manage to exclude new regions
Dark photons are hypothetical particles that resemble light particles (i.e., photons), but interact weakly with normal matter, which would make them impossible or very difficult to detect using conventional experimental methods. ...