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I’m sending my name to Jupiter’s moon Europa on a NASA spacecraft — and here’s why you should, too
In 2024, if all goes to plan, a spacecraft named the Europa Clipper will embark on a journey to an icy, gray moon of Jupiter covered in rust-colored gashes. It will swim along the Jovian satellite’s gravitational tides, half facing the orb from orbit, half exposed to the airless ocean of space. And alongside its…
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Full Beaver Moon tonight: How to see November’s lunar event
The Beaver Moon is the last full Moon before Christmas, and is an easy one to spot, thanks to the long nights as we approach the winter solstice next month. But when is the best time to see the full Beaver Moon from the UK? Which constellation will the Moon be in? Here’s everything you…
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Full Beaver Moon tonight: How to see November’s lunar event
The Beaver Moon is the last full Moon before Christmas, and is an easy one to spot, thanks to the long nights as we approach the winter solstice next month. But when is the best time to see the full Beaver Moon from the UK? Which constellation will the Moon be in? Here’s everything you…
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November’s full beaver moon will shine bright this weekend
(CNN) — November’s full moon, known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the night sky starting Sunday, offering a dazzling sight to behold. The moon will be at its most full in the early hours of Monday, when it will reach the crest of its full phase at 4:16 a.m. ET, according to EarthSky.…
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Hubble Detected C60 Molecules aka Buckyballs
This is an artist’s concept depicting the presence of buckyballs in space. Buckyballs, which consist of 60 carbon atoms arranged like soccer balls, have been detected in space before by scientists using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The new result is the first time an electrically charged (ionized) version has been found in the interstellar medium.…
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Maltese astronomers see first results of their contributions to Euclid telescope project
Photo: Malta Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy Maltese astronomers who contributed to the Euclid telescope saw some of the first fruits of their work, when the telescope brought back some of its first images earlier this month. Among these, the work of Maltese astrophysicist Dr Ian Fenech Conti was most significant. Dr Fenech Conti…
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Astronomical savings on the Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P this Black Friday weekend
You can save $110 on the Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P 8″ Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope this Black Friday weekend. This compact reflector-style telescope is perfect for amateur skywatchers who want to invest in their hobby. You can get the Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P 8″ Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope on sale right now for $645 at B&H Photo Video. Sky-Watcher…
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What we actually know about aliens, according to science
GREEN BANK, W.Va. — It came from space, hurtling at tremendous speed: a mystery object, reddish, rocky, shaped like a cigar. Its velocity was so extreme it had to have come from somewhere far away, in the interstellar realm. The astronomers in Hawaii who spotted it in 2017 named it ‘Oumuamua, Hawaiian for “a messenger…
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Aliens Are Out There — But They Probably Don’t Care About Us
Advances in astronomy and science make it more clear by the day that, unexpectedly, the math is on the side of aliens. As late as the 1990s, scientists weren’t sure that there were planets anywhere else in our galaxy or in the universe beyond, but advances like the Kepler Space Telescope have led astronomers to…
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Aditya L1 spacecraft is nearing its final phase, says ISRO chief
PTI November 25, 2023 / 11:52 AM IST The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on November 7 that the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS), tasked with observing hard X-ray activities from the Sun, successfully recorded first high-energy X-ray images of solar flares during its initial observation period on October 29, 2023. Aditya…
