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Archive for February 3rd, 2023

Good Lawd! Mass of lone “dead star” measured for the first time

February 3rd, 2023 by

Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have measured the mass of a lone white dwarf star, LAWD 37, the kind of stellar remnant our sun will leave behind.

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Astronomers discover potential habitable exoplanet only 31 light-years from Earth

February 3rd, 2023 by

Wolf 1069 b offers a unique opportunity to study a potentially habitable and tidally locked exoplanet.

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Spaceport Cornwall: The ultimate guide to the UK’s first spaceport

February 3rd, 2023 by

Spaceport Cornwall is the UK’s first licensed spaceport. Here we explore the air-launch hub in more detail.

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Rare green comet’s close approach a feast for astrophotographers (photos)

February 3rd, 2023 by

A rare green comet that hasn’t been seen since the time of the Neaderthals made its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 1, and astrophotographers all over the world couldn’t peel their eyes off it.

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Zero-gravity parabolic flights get surge of demand for spaceflight work

February 3rd, 2023 by

Commercial astronauts, disability advocates and private space experiment makers are adding more parabolic airplane flights to Zero-G’s manifest.

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Curiosity rover finds metallic meteorite on Mars

February 3rd, 2023 by

NASA’s Curiosity rover has rolled up on another meteorite on Mars, an iron-nickel rock the mission team has dubbed “Cacao.”

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Tricky alien worlds easier to find when humans and machines team up

February 3rd, 2023 by

A combination of citizen science and machine learning is a promising new technique for astronomers looking for exoplanets.

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With a ‘wiggle and nudge,’ spacewalking astronauts install stubborn array mount outside space station

February 3rd, 2023 by

Two spacewalking astronauts wiggled a stubborn strut into place, completing the installation of a solar array platform outside the International Space Station.

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