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Archive for November, 2020

Scientists spot a ‘kilonova’ flash so bright they can barely explain it

November 12th, 2020 by

Scientists may have caught the blinding flash of a dense magnetic star forming from the collision of two neutron stars.

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Physicists search for imprints left by dark matter halos as they swoosh through galactic gas

November 12th, 2020 by

The search for dark matter is at a crossroads. Now, physicists have a new way to tell what the invisible stuff is made of.

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Supernova explosions may have helped shape Earth’s climate history

November 12th, 2020 by

Nearby supernovas have left a series of possible fingerprints in the tree-ring record here on Earth over the past 40,000 years, potentially disrupting our planet’s climate multiple times over this span.

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NASA’s next Mars rover will land in less than 100 days

November 12th, 2020 by

The life-hunting Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which launched on July 30, is scheduled to land inside Jezero Crater on the afternoon of Feb. 18, 2021.

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See Mercury and Venus in the predawn sky this week

November 12th, 2020 by

The two “inferior” planets are teaming up with the moon and one of the brightest stars in the sky to put on a lovely show in the predawn morning skies of Thursday and Friday (Nov. 12-13).

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Read an exclusive ‘Star Wars’ excerpt of the anthology ‘From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back’

November 11th, 2020 by

In honor of the 40th anniversary of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” you can get the inside stories of the film’s characters in “From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back” (Del Rey Books, 2020).

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SpaceX just test fired the Falcon 9 rocket for its astronaut launch for NASA

November 11th, 2020 by

SpaceX fired up the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch its next astronaut mission for NASA on Wednesday (Nov. 11), setting the stage for a Nov. 14 liftoff.

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Atlas V/NROL-101 pushed back one more day

November 11th, 2020 by

Due to impending weather and escalation of Hurricane Eta, ULA is now targeting Friday, 13 November at 2313 UTC for the launch of the NROL-101 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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