Can you kill a star with iron?
Since the energy required to fuse iron is more than the energy that you get from doing it, could you use iron to kill a star like our sun?
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What scientists found after sifting through dust in the solar system
Just as dust gathers in corners and along bookshelves in our homes, dust piles up in space too. But when the dust settles in the solar system, it's often in rings. Several dust rings circle the Sun. The rings trace the orbits ...
Astronomy
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STEREO—10 years of revolutionary solar views
Launched 10 years ago, on Oct. 25, 2006, the twin spacecraft of NASA's STEREO mission – short for Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory – have given us unprecedented views of the sun, including the first-ever simultaneous ...
Space Exploration
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Astronomers witness birth of Milky Way's most massive star
(Phys.org) —Scientists have observed in unprecedented detail the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from Earth.
Astronomy
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Venus will soon appear to sink and disappear right before our eyes
Are you trying to get into a morning routine for the new year? Venus is, too. The planet will undergo a transformation that only happens once every 584 days.
Planetary Sciences
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NRL-camera aboard NASA spacecraft confirms asteroid phenomenon
A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory-built camera mounted on the NASA Parker Solar Probe revealed an asteroid dust trail that has eluded astronomers for decades.
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2019
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How sunflowers track the sun
Plants tell time. Not the way we do – for example, it's 3.40pm, time to pick up the kids. But like animals, plants can sense that winter is coming and it's time to drop leaves.
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2016
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Astronomers probe origin of Planet 9
Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have shown that 'Planet 9' – an unseen planet on the edge of our solar system – probably formed closer to home than previously thought.
Astronomy
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Super-freezer supernova 1987A is a dust factory
(Phys.org) —Surprisingly low temperatures detected in the remnant of the supernova 1987A may explain the mystery of why space is so abundant with dust grains and molecules. The results will be presented by Dr Mikako Matsuura ...
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Chasing the Total Solar Eclipse from NASA's WB-57F jets
For most viewers, the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse will last less than two and half minutes. But for one team of NASA-funded scientists, the eclipse will last over seven minutes. Their secret? Following the shadow of ...
Space Exploration
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