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Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy Pluto-Like Planet 260 Light-Years Away
Using Hubble’s ultraviolet spectrograph, scientists detected carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, and abundant oxygen falling onto a white dwarf 260 light-years away, evidence of an icy planetesimal being torn apart. The find shows volatile worlds can persist into a star’s final stages, offering a preview of the Sun’s distant fate.
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NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Marks 4 Years in Mars Orbit With a Selfie
In the selfie, lines are sketched in to show approximately where components of the MAVEN spacecraft are that were not able to be imaged due to the limited motion of the instrument around its support boom.
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NASA's Maven Mission Captures Stunning Ultraviolet Image Of Mars
NASA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behaviour.
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NASA set to launch next solar satellite
ASA is preparing to launch its latest scientific satellite this month to provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun's lower atmosphere or the region that emits ultraviolet light.
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Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy Pluto-Like Planet 260 Light-Years Away
Using Hubble’s ultraviolet spectrograph, scientists detected carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, and abundant oxygen falling onto a white dwarf 260 light-years away, evidence of an icy planetesimal being torn apart. The find shows volatile worlds can persist into a star’s final stages, offering a preview of the Sun’s distant fate.
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NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Marks 4 Years in Mars Orbit With a Selfie
In the selfie, lines are sketched in to show approximately where components of the MAVEN spacecraft are that were not able to be imaged due to the limited motion of the instrument around its support boom.
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NASA's Maven Mission Captures Stunning Ultraviolet Image Of Mars
NASA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behaviour.
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NASA set to launch next solar satellite
ASA is preparing to launch its latest scientific satellite this month to provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun's lower atmosphere or the region that emits ultraviolet light.
