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What it means for planets to align
Venus, the star Regulus, the Moon, Mars, and Mercury seen over the Badlands in South Dakota on Sept. 18, 2017. Credit: Gregg Alliss. When we look up at the night sky, the dance of the planets is a constant, mesmerizing ballet. And occasionally, this dance creates patterns that spark both wonder and curiosity, as is…
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Southwest Research Institute scientist heading to space aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity
A Southwest Research Institute scientist and former NASA associate administrator is set to go to space soon aboard the Virgin Galactic spaceship VSS Unity. Alan Stern, a planetary scientist and associate vice president of SwRI’s space science division, will fly on the suborbital space mission scheduled to launch Nov. 2 from Spaceport America in Truth or…
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Webb telescope discovers intense jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a fast-moving jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere that is blowing twice as fast as the visible cloud layers below it, creating wind shears that far exceed anything seen on Earth. The high-speed jet stream, which is traveling at 320 miles per hour (515 kilometers per hour) and is…
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Astro Brief: JuMBO Planets
Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope made an interesting discovery of massive binary planets without solar systems. These planets likely formed contrary to current formation theories, directly from the nebular. Join us this week as Mike describes JuMBO planets as they defy our thoughts on formation. Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri…
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Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth’s upper atmosphere, NASA planes find
Scientists have long thought that the burning up of space junk in Earth’s atmosphere creates air pollution that can affect the planet’s climate. Now, for the first time, they’ve managed to detect the presence of these pollutants in the air high above our planet. A team of researchers flew high-altitude NASA aircraft over Alaska and…
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Discover the Cosmos: Voyage Model Solar System Installed on A-State Campus
10/19/2023 JONESBORO – Just in time for the total solar eclipse next April, Arkansas State University is announcing the installation of the Voyage Model Solar System on the campus. Voyage is funded by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), in partnership with Arkansas State University Museum. “The awe-inspiring exhibition will take visitors on an interplanetary journey…
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SwRI’s Dr. Alan Stern will conduct research and experiment training in space aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity this November
image: Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist and associate vice president of Southwest Research Institute’s Space Science Division, undergoes flight training aboard an F-104 jet in preparation for his November 2 flight aboard the Virgin Galactic commercial spacecraft VSS Unity on a suborbital space mission view more Credit: Starfighters, Inc. SAN ANTONIO — October 18, 2023…
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New map of space precisely measures nearly 400,000 nearby galaxies
NGC 520 is one of the largest and brightest galaxies in the Siena Galaxy Atlas. It is made of two disk galaxies that will eventually merge together to form one massive system. Credit: NSF/AURA/NOIRLab/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab); Acknowledgments: PI: J. Moustakas (Siena College); Image Processing: T.A. Rector…
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UCF Hosts Telescope Event for International Observe the Moon Night | University of Central Florida News
SpaceU is once again participating in an annual international — and planetary — event: International Observe the Moon Night, which promotes awareness of lunar science and exploration. As part of the annual event, UCF will host its own Observe the Moon Knight — providing free access to telescopes and space-related activities around the Reflecting Pond…
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Governor Phil Murphy
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