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Astro Brief: Asteroid Research
On a recent mission through the asteroid belt, NASA space-probe Lucy discovered for the first time a contact binary moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh. Another mission, Psyche, launched in October this year, seeks to learn more about the metal-rich asteroid of the same name as budding space mining companies take notice. Join us this week…
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Astronomy Is Facing an End Of The Era of Monster Telescopes
Consider this: Astronomers think of the Hubble Space Telescope as small. That may surprise you, since after three decades of taking images with depth and detail most ground-based telescopes couldn’t achieve, popular conception holds that Hubble must be one of the biggest telescopes ever built. But its mirror is only 2.4-meters wide. That’s not terribly…
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Random Night Shot Proof You Should Look Up: What’s Next Oregon / Washington Coast Astronomy
Published 11/22/23 a 6:35 p.m.By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Pacific City, Oregon) – So many of us keep hoping for the ultimate proof of what’s out there. There’s just gotta be other life in the universe, right? (Photo courtesy Pilar French) Sometimes, however, there’s simply proof we’ve got to continue looking up. That can…
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Aliens ‘almost definitely’ exist, says The Sky at Night space scientist
ALIENS “almost definitely” exist, says The Sky at Night space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. The astronomer insists we would be “conceited” to think humans are the only intelligent life in the universe. Aliens ‘almost definitely’ exist, says Dr Maggie Aderin-PocockCredit: Alamy Dr Aderin-Pocock, who presents BBC’s The Sky At Night, told the Dish With Waitrose…
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Insights into star formation and dispersal from the synchronization of stellar clocks
Abstract Age is one of the most fundamental parameters of a star, yet it is one of the hardest to determine as it requires modelling various aspects of stellar formation and evolution. When we compare the ages derived from isochronal and dynamical traceback methods for six young stellar associations, we find a systematic discrepancy. Specifically,…
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This Max Black Friday deal for $2.99 will get you 6 months of streaming at 70% off
The streaming service Max is home to tons of science fiction, fantasy and some epic space TV series (“From Earth To The Moon,” anyone?) and right now, you can great a great deal for Black Friday. You can get Max for just $2.99 a month for 6 months (with ads) for Black Friday through Nov.…
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James Webb Space Telescope observes methane in exoplanet’s atmosphere
Discovery promises better understanding of atmospheric composition in cooler planets November 22, 2023 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed the planet WASP-80 b, as it passed in front of and behind its host star, revealing spectra indicative of an atmosphere containing methane gas and water vapor. While water vapor has been detected in…
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‘Sunspot archipelago’ 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms
One of the largest and most densely populated sunspot regions seen in more than a decade has appeared on the sun’s nearside to Earth — and has begun to unleash a barrage of solar storms that are shaking up our home star’s surface in a big way. The sunspots’ emergence could make it an interesting…
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The galaxy cluster El Gordo moves faster than you might think
In Aug. 2023, JWST captured an exquisitely detailed infrared image of El Gordo galaxy cluster. Two galaxy clusters colliding at a rate of millions of miles per hour make up El Gordo’s enormous mass. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA. When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured its first images in 2022, the scientific community was…
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ASU civil engineering student earns Outstanding Graduate recognition
November 22, 2023 Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2023 graduates. Aidan Carson’s journey into civil engineering started with his observation of a family friend’s surveying firm. Aidan Carson Download Full Image “I was inspired by his love for his work and thought I would see if civil…
