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A recent fast radio burst calls into question what astronomers believed they knew
Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves—so-called fast radio bursts (FRBs)—emanating ...
Astronomy
Jan 25, 2025
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Astronauts' eyes weaken during long space missions, raising concerns for Mars travel
The low levels of gravity (microgravity) in space cause significant changes in astronauts' eyes and vision after six to 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), according to a study published in the IEEE Open ...
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2025
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A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2025
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Space researchers build traffic light system to warn of dangerous solar storms
Researchers have created an improved traffic light system for predicting geomagnetic storms. They are now testing how well these algorithms can prepare us for incoming space storms that can wreak havoc by knocking out satellites ...
Astronomy
Jan 24, 2025
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Cosmological data suggest the universe has become 'messier and more complicated'
Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of structures. Now, new research led by Joshua Kim and Mathew Madhavacheril at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Astronomy
Jan 23, 2025
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What will it take to reach zero space debris?
The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years, organizations—especially the European ...
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2025
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Two sub-Neptune exoplanets detected by astronomers
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two sub-Neptune exoplanets orbiting a subgiant star known as TOI-6054. The newfound alien worlds are nearly three ...
Scientists use black-hole mergers to test symmetries of the universe
In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the existence of mirror asymmetries in our universe by studying the handedness of the gravitational-wave emission ...
Astronomy
Jan 23, 2025
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Einstein Probe detects puzzling cosmic explosion
On 15 March 2024, Einstein Probe's Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) detected a burst of low-energy X-rays. Astronomers call such X-rays "soft," even though they are still far more energetic than visible or ultraviolet light. ...
Astronomy
Jan 23, 2025
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TESS and JWST unveil disintegrating planetary interiors
At the 2025 Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, two teams of astronomers—centered at Penn State and MIT—independently announced new discoveries about an extreme form of planetary destruction: apparently rocky ...
Astronomy
Jan 23, 2025
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NASA JPL prepping for full year of launches, mission milestones
With 2024 receding into the distance, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already deep into a busy 2025. Early in the new year, the Eaton Fire came close to JPL, destroying the homes of more than 200 employees, but work has ...
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2025
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The moon has been listed as a threatened historic site, but the value of 'lunar heritage' needs defining
Scientific and commercial activities on the moon could permanently change the lunar environment. These activities include sending vehicles to the moon, extracting its resources through mining the lunar surface, building facilities ...
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2025
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Establishing a permanent lunar presence will depend on ingenuity and the moon's own resources, researchers say
NASA's Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on Earth's moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within the next few decades. But today's starry-eyed dreamers are reckoning with the gritty reality of ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2025
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will detect millions of exploding stars
Measuring distances across the universe is much more challenging than measuring distances on Earth. Is a brighter star closer to Earth than another, or is it just emitting more light? To make confident distance measurements, ...
Astronomy
Jan 22, 2025
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New radio transients discovered with MeerKAT
Using the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, an international team of astronomers has detected 26 new Galactic radio transients. Most of them turned out to be rotating radio transients (RRATs). The finding is detailed in ...
M87* observations catch the black hole's turbulent accretion flow
Using observations from 2017 and 2018, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87 (M87*). This study marks a significant step ...
Astronomy
Jan 22, 2025
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Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space
Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place.
Astronomy
Jan 22, 2025
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Swarm detects ocean tides' magnetic signatures
A study using data from ESA's Swarm mission suggests that faint magnetic signatures created by Earth's tides can help us determine magma distribution under the seabed and could even give us insights into long-term trends ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 22, 2025
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Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 22, 2025
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Did the COVID-19 lockdowns really affect lunar temperatures?
Almost five years ago, much of the world went quiet for several weeks due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. It went so quiet, in fact, that scholars published a 2024 article in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 22, 2025
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