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09/25/2021 04:05 PM
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A Tiny, Inexpensive Satellite Will be Studying the Atmospheres of hot Jupiters
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The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (aptly nicknamed CUTE) is a new, NASA-funded mission that aims to study the atmospheres of massive, superheated exoplanets – known as hot Jupiters – around distant stars. The miniaturized satellite, built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder, is set to launch …
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09/25/2021 09:11 AM
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Astronomers Find a Giant Cavity in Space, Hollowed out by an Ancient Supernova
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Gaia's 3-D mapping of the galaxy has revealed a cosmic bubble, with clues about how molecular clouds and stars form.
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09/24/2021 03:25 PM
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Galactic Panspermia. How far Could Life Spread Naturally in a Galaxy Like the Milky Way?
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Can life spread throughout a galaxy like the Milky Way without technological intervention? That question is largely unanswered. A new study is taking a swing at that question by using a simulated galaxy that’s similar to the Milky Way. Then they investigated that model to see how organic compounds might move between its star systems. …
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09/24/2021 02:12 PM
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NASA’s InSight Experiences its Most Powerful Marsquake so far: Magnitude 4.2, Lasting 90 Minutes
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NASA’s InSight lander has detected one of the most powerful and longest-lasting quakes on the Red Planet since the start of its mission. The big marsquake happened on Sept. 18 on Earth, which happened to coincide with InSight’s 1,000th Martian day, or sol since it landed on Mars. The temblor is estimated to be about …
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09/24/2021 10:58 AM
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The Future Could Bring Pinpoint Deliveries From Orbit
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SpaceWorks, an Atlanta-based commercial space company, is working on reentry capsules that will allow for orbital delivery services.
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09/24/2021 10:33 AM
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Mars Was Too Small to Ever be Habitable
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Mars and water. Those words can trigger an avalanche of speculation, evidence, hypotheses, and theories. Mars has some water now, but it’s frozen, and most of it’s buried. There’s only a tiny bit of water vapour in the atmosphere. Evidence shows that it was much wetter in the past. In its ancient past, the planet …
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09/23/2021 02:50 PM
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Although it’s Quiet Today, Mars Once had Thousands of Volcanic Eruptions on its Surface
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New research has found more evidence that Mars once experienced super-volcanoes that filled the atmosphere with ash and dust.
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09/23/2021 11:55 AM
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Hubble Reveals the Final Stages of a Dying Star
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In April 2021 Hubble released its 31st-anniversary image. It’s a portrait of AG Carinae, one of the most luminous stars in the entire Milky Way. AG Carinae is in a reckless struggle with itself, periodically ejecting matter until it reaches stability sometime in the future. Thanks to the Hubble, we get to watch the brilliant …
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09/23/2021 07:02 AM
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These are the new Space Force Uniforms, So Say We All
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The U.S. Space Force has released prototypes of its service dress uniforms for its Guardians. The reaction on social media revealed that when it comes to uniforms, us space nerds are all fashionistas. But admittedly, the uniforms have a familiar look… The uniforms, revealed during a conference in Maryland this week, feature a dark navy …
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09/23/2021 06:28 AM
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A Proposed Clockwork Solar System Made out of LEGO
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One of the best innovations Lego has had in the last decade is leveraging the power of the internet to help choose what kits to create. Innovative designers can buy piece parts, make their own masterpieces, carefully document how to recreate them, and then lobby Lego to release them at a kit. One of the …
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