Perhaps the greatest tool astronomers have is the ability to look backward in time. Since starlight takes time to reach us, astronomers …
November 2024
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Think of the Moon and most people will imagine a barren world pockmarked with craters. The same is likely true of Mars …
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Science
On chimpanzee playwrights; the nature of dark energy; deep-diving Antarctic seals
by debarjunby debarjunNew research shows Weddell seals avoid making extreme dives for prey during midday, allowing the seals to keep diving over and over …
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space
The Connection Between Black Holes and Dark Energy is Getting Stronger
by debarjunby debarjunThe discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe has often been attributed to the force known as dark energy. An intriguing …
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China has a fabulously rich history when it comes to space travel and was among the first to experiment in rocket technology. …
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space
Multimode Propulsion Could Revolutionize How We Launch Things to Space
by debarjunby debarjunIn a few years, as part of the Artemis Program, NASA will send the “first woman and first person of color” to …
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It was 1969 that humans first set foot on the Moon. Back then, the Apollo mission was the focus of the attempts …
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If there are alien civilizations in the Universe, some of them could be super advanced. So advanced that they can rip apart …
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space
Amazing Reader Views of Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS From Around the World
by debarjunby debarjunComet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survived perihelion to become a fine dusk object for northern hemisphere observers. It was an amazing month for …
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Most of the diverse elements in the Universe come from supernovae. We are, quite literally, made of the dust of those long-dead …