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NASA’s Hubble and New Horizons Collaborate for Uranus Observation, Shedding Light on Exoplanet Imaging
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons spacecraft teamed up for a unique dual observation of Uranus, providing valuable insights into planetary atmospheres. Hubble captured high-resolution images, revealing atmospheric features, while New Horizons, 6.5 billion miles away, saw the planet as a small dot. This combined data helps researche...
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Moon's Temperature Dipped By Reduced Human Activity On Earth During Lockdown: Study
This study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, underscores the link between Earth and the Moon.
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Life On Venus? Scientists See A New Signal In Its Clouds
The researchers claim that the new data provides even stronger evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus.
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Never-Before-Seen Anomaly Found In Fast Radio Bursts, Say Astronomers
Astronomers think at least some FRBs are generated by a type of neutron star known as a magnetar.
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Scientists Capture Radio Signal Sent From 9 Billion Light-Year Away From Earth
The findings have been published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Scientists Zoom In On Fast Radio Bursts, The Most Mysterious Signals In Space
Nobody knows what causes fast radio bursts - brief, bizarre radio wave beams that emit more energy in a fraction of a millisecond than the sun does all day. But scientists just got closer than ever before to the source of one of these enigmatic signals.
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Scientists Capture 'First Image' Of Dark Matter Web
Scientists have captured the first composite image of a dark matter bridge, a web-like superstructure connecting galaxies together, which has been predicted for decades.
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Astronomers Spot Widest Solar System: Study
Astronomers have found the widest-known solar system, with a huge planet so far from its star that it takes nearly a million years to complete an orbit, according to a new study.
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Giant Comets May Threaten Earth: Astronomers
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested on Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets.
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Black Holes Could Grow As Large As 50 Billion Suns, Says Study
Black holes at the heart of galaxies could swell to 50 billion times the mass of the Sun before losing the discs of gas they rely on to sustain themselves, according to a new study.
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Scientists Dive Into Precious Pluto Data
From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA's New Horizons science team is busy analysing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto that the probe has revealed so far.
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Most Earth-like Planets Have Yet To Be Born: Study
A new study presents an interesting explanation for our failure to find intelligent life elsewhere in space: We might be on a planet that got to the party too early.
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Mysterious Star Stirs Controversy in Astronomy World
AA mysterious star located about 1,500 light-years from the Earth has stirred controversy due to unusual fluctuations of light, leading some to theorize that an alien civilization could have been found.located about 1,500 light-years from the Earth has stirred controversy due to unusual fluctuations of light, leading some to theorize that an alien ...
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Caught on Camera: Fireball Appears to Explode Over Bangkok
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Superman... no wait - on fire?
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Astronomers Catch Dwarf Star Cannibalising Its Mate
A super-dense white dwarf star about 730 light years from Earth has been caught in the act of "cannibalising" its companion, astronomers said Friday.
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NASA’s Hubble and New Horizons Collaborate for Uranus Observation, Shedding Light on Exoplanet Imaging
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons spacecraft teamed up for a unique dual observation of Uranus, providing valuable insights into planetary atmospheres. Hubble captured high-resolution images, revealing atmospheric features, while New Horizons, 6.5 billion miles away, saw the planet as a small dot. This combined data helps researche...
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Moon's Temperature Dipped By Reduced Human Activity On Earth During Lockdown: Study
This study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, underscores the link between Earth and the Moon.
-
Life On Venus? Scientists See A New Signal In Its Clouds
The researchers claim that the new data provides even stronger evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus.
-
Never-Before-Seen Anomaly Found In Fast Radio Bursts, Say Astronomers
Astronomers think at least some FRBs are generated by a type of neutron star known as a magnetar.
-
Scientists Capture Radio Signal Sent From 9 Billion Light-Year Away From Earth
The findings have been published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
-
Scientists Zoom In On Fast Radio Bursts, The Most Mysterious Signals In Space
Nobody knows what causes fast radio bursts - brief, bizarre radio wave beams that emit more energy in a fraction of a millisecond than the sun does all day. But scientists just got closer than ever before to the source of one of these enigmatic signals.
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Scientists Capture 'First Image' Of Dark Matter Web
Scientists have captured the first composite image of a dark matter bridge, a web-like superstructure connecting galaxies together, which has been predicted for decades.
-
Astronomers Spot Widest Solar System: Study
Astronomers have found the widest-known solar system, with a huge planet so far from its star that it takes nearly a million years to complete an orbit, according to a new study.
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Giant Comets May Threaten Earth: Astronomers
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested on Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets.
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Black Holes Could Grow As Large As 50 Billion Suns, Says Study
Black holes at the heart of galaxies could swell to 50 billion times the mass of the Sun before losing the discs of gas they rely on to sustain themselves, according to a new study.
-
Scientists Dive Into Precious Pluto Data
From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA's New Horizons science team is busy analysing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto that the probe has revealed so far.
-
Most Earth-like Planets Have Yet To Be Born: Study
A new study presents an interesting explanation for our failure to find intelligent life elsewhere in space: We might be on a planet that got to the party too early.
-
Mysterious Star Stirs Controversy in Astronomy World
AA mysterious star located about 1,500 light-years from the Earth has stirred controversy due to unusual fluctuations of light, leading some to theorize that an alien civilization could have been found.located about 1,500 light-years from the Earth has stirred controversy due to unusual fluctuations of light, leading some to theorize that an alien ...
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Caught on Camera: Fireball Appears to Explode Over Bangkok
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Superman... no wait - on fire?
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Astronomers Catch Dwarf Star Cannibalising Its Mate
A super-dense white dwarf star about 730 light years from Earth has been caught in the act of "cannibalising" its companion, astronomers said Friday.
