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New technique reveals the age of massive Southern Cross star
An international team of astronomers from Australia, the United States and Europe has for the first-time unlocked the interior structure of Beta Crucis—a bright blue giant star that features on the flags of Australia, Brazil, ...
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VLA reveals double-helix structure in massive galaxy's jet
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have shown that a jet of material propelled from the core of a giant galaxy is channeled by a corkscrew-shaped magnetic field out to ...
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Massive galaxy cluster ClG-J104803.7+313843 investigated in X-rays
Italian astronomers have performed X-ray observations of the massive galaxy cluster ClG-J104803.7+313843, using ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft. Results of the observational campaign, presented November 26 on arXiv.org, shed ...
NASA's next-generation asteroid impact monitoring system goes online
To date, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have been found by survey telescopes that continually scan the night sky, adding new discoveries at a rate of about 3,000 per year. But as larger and more advanced survey ...
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Astronomers find final missing piece of galaxy cluster collision puzzle
Astronomers have a model of how galaxy cluster collisions go through different stages, taking on various shapes. A blunt body shape turns into a sharp cone, which turns into a tongue-like shape. The first and last have been ...
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Image: James Webb Space Telescope fueled for launch
The James Webb Space Telescope was fueled inside the payload preparation facility at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its launch on Ariane 5.
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Airbus will build ESA's Ariel exoplanet satellite
ESA and Airbus have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, Ariel, planned for launch in 2029.
Space Exploration
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Japanese tycoon 'excited' ahead of trip to ISS
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Tuesday he was feeling "excited" ahead of his mission to the International Space Station, which marks Russia's return to space tourism.
Space Exploration
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Iron integral to the development of life on Earth and the possibility of life on other planets
Iron is an essential nutrient that almost all life requires to grow and thrive. Iron's importance goes all the way back to the formation of the planet Earth, where the amount of iron in the Earth's rocky mantle was 'set' ...
Astrobiology
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NASA's 10 new astronauts: pilots, doctor, physicist, cyclist
NASA selected 10 new astronauts Monday, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars.
Space Exploration
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Rocket flies high over Norway in scientist's atmosphere experiment
A NASA sounding rocket soared high from a launchpad in Norway on Wednesday morning in a decades-old quest to understand the cause of a persistent dense patch of upper atmosphere on Earth's sun-facing side.
Space Exploration
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Evidence emerges for dark-matter free galaxies
An international team of astronomers led by researchers from the Netherlands has found no trace of dark matter in the galaxy AGC 114905, despite taking detailed measurements over a course of forty hours with state-of-the-art ...
Astronomy
Dec 06, 2021
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Study investigates young low-mass stellar population of NGC 1893, detects over 100 new stars
Using the Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT), Indian astronomers have observed a young star cluster known as NGC 1893. The observational campaign allowed the researchers to investigate hundreds of young low-mass stars in the ...
Image: Hubble gazes at a dazzling spiral galaxy
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy Mrk (Markarian) 1337, which is roughly 120 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 snapped ...
Astronomy
Dec 06, 2021
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European space firm to build small, reusable launcher
European space firm ArianeGroup will develop a small, reusable carrier rocket to compete with SpaceX, the pioneer of the technology, France's economy minister said Monday.
Space Exploration
Dec 06, 2021
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Two new satellites mark further enlargement of Galileo
Europe's largest satellite constellation has grown even bigger, following the launch of two more Galileo navigation satellites by Soyuz launcher from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December. Galileo satellites 27–28 ...
Space Exploration
Dec 06, 2021
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Geospace Dynamics Constellation: Exploring the heart of space weather
The Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission—or GDC—is a team of satellites that will study Earth's upper atmosphere and provide the first direct global measurements of our planet's dynamic and complex interface with the ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 06, 2021
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Yusaku Maezawa: irreverent billionaire fascinated by space
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who blasts off for the International Space Station this week, is an irreverent space enthusiast who has made headlines for splashing the cash on modern art.
Space Exploration
Dec 06, 2021
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Russia to send Japanese tycoon to ISS in return to space tourism
Russia on Wednesday will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break.
Space Exploration
Dec 06, 2021
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Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness
A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers—and countless penguins.
Space Exploration
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