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Archive for October 2nd, 2022

Rare diamonds suggest water lurks much deeper in Earth’s interior than scientists thought

October 2nd, 2022 by

Clues about water in Earth’s deep interior were recently extracted from rare diamonds.

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Gamma rays from a dwarf galaxy solve an astronomical puzzle

October 2nd, 2022 by

In new research published in Nature Astronomy, we show the cocoon is caused by gamma rays emitted by fast-spinning extreme stars called “millisecond pulsars” located in the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy, which orbits the Milky Way.

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Super-Earths are more common and more habitable than Earth. Astronomers are finding more of the billions out there.

October 2nd, 2022 by

Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system — they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite found a few particularly interesting planets orbiting in the habitable zones of their parent stars.

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Look up! See the Orionid meteor shower from Sunday (Oct. 2)

October 2nd, 2022 by

On its yearly journey around the sun Earth is about to pass through a field of debris left by Comet Halley. This will be visible as bright fireballs above Earth peaking in mid-October known as the Orionids.

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SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts arrive at launch site for Oct. 5 liftoff

October 2nd, 2022 by

The crewmembers of SpaceX’s Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA made it to Kennedy Space Center in Florida Saturday (Oct. 1), a few days later than originally planned due to Hurricane Ian.

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Missing element for life may be present in ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

October 2nd, 2022 by

The underground ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus may contain significant amounts of phosphorus, which is vital for life as we know it.

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See the moon appear half-lit during its closest first quarter phase tonight (Oct. 2)

October 2nd, 2022 by

Skywatchers can see the moon half illuminated by the sun at the start of October during the closest first quarter moon of 2022.

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