Meet the brown dwarf: bigger than a planet, and smaller than a star. A category of its own, it’s one of the …
December 2024
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Telling time in space is difficult, but it is absolutely critical for applications ranging from testing relativity to navigating down the road. …
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Archaeology On Mars: Preserving Artifacts of Our Expansion Into the Solar System
by debarjunby debarjunIn 1971, the Soviet Mars 3 lander became the first spacecraft to land on Mars, though it only lasted a couple of …
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In 2019, astronomers observed an unusual gravitational chirp. Known as GW190521, it was the last scream of gravitational waves as a black …
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The star HD 65907 is not what it appears to be. It’s a star that looks young, but on closer inspection is …
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Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, with roughly 400 active volcanoes regularly ejecting magma into …
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The JWST Looked Over the Hubble’s Shoulder and Confirmed that the Universe is Expanding Faster
by debarjunby debarjunIt’s axiomatic that the Universe is expanding. However, the rate of expansion hasn’t remained the same. It appears that the Universe is …
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We’ve already seen the success of the Ingenuity probe on Mars. The first aircraft to fly on another world set off on …
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Astronaut Don Pettit is Serious, He Rigged up Astrophotography Gear on the ISS
by debarjunby debarjunAstrophotography is a challenging art. Beyond the usual skill set of understanding things such as light exposure, color balance, and the quirks …
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One of the Most Interesting Exoplanets Just Got Even More Interesting!
by debarjunby debarjunSince the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, thousands more have been discovered. 40 light years away, one such system of …