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Archive for May 10th, 2023

Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says

May 10th, 2023 by

A bizarre ‘ultraluminous X-ray source’ shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.

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What time is it on the moon? How a lunar clock debate led to an out-of-this-world timepiece

May 10th, 2023 by

What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history.

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Rare ‘backward’ sunspot could create supercharged auroras this week

May 10th, 2023 by

A reverse polarity sunspot is continuing to bombard Earth with powerful solar flares and ejections of plasma that could create auroras as far south as the mid-latitudes of the globe on May 10 and 11.

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Apparent meteorite strikes house in New Jersey (photos)

May 10th, 2023 by

A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

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China to launch communications relay satellite to the moon in early 2024

May 10th, 2023 by

Queqiao 2 (‘Magpie Bridge 2’) will launch early next year and will be used to support China’s upcoming Chang’e 6, 7 and 8 robotic moon missions.

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The Eta Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Stay up late and wish upon a falling star

May 10th, 2023 by

The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.

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Enormous M87 galaxy looks like giant potato in 1st-ever 3D map (image)

May 10th, 2023 by

Astronomers have created a 3D map of the massive elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and gotten a better estimate of the mass of its central supermassive black hole.

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China builds simulated moon chamber to prep for crewed lunar landings (video)

May 10th, 2023 by

Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.

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