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Archive for June, 2023

New Milky Way map reveals the magnificent messiness of our galaxy

June 7th, 2023 by

Astronomers have used the youngest objects in the Milky Way to build a new map of the galaxy’s spiral arms, and the results are far messier than expected.

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Dark matter atoms may form shadowy galaxies with rapid star formation

June 7th, 2023 by

Dark matter, the invisible material that makes up the vast majority of the universe’s mass, may collect itself to form atoms, a new simulation shows.

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How I learned to ‘walk on the moon’ while flying at 30,000 feet on a stomach-churning airplane ride (video)

June 7th, 2023 by

Parabolic flights produce reduced gravity by following a wild trajectory of steep climbs and nerve-racking dives. The experience is out of this world, but for this reporter it had its challenges.

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Strange star holds ‘holy grail’ clues about unique supernova explosions in the early universe

June 7th, 2023 by

Astronomers have discovered the first chemical evidence of pair-instability supernovae from the universe’s earliest massive stars in a strange star in the Milky Way’s galactic halo.

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Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam explosion (photos)

June 7th, 2023 by

Satellites watched as floodwaters ravaged southern Ukraine following the mysterious collapse of a major dam on Tuesday (June 6).

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1st-ever private Venus mission delayed until at least 2025

June 7th, 2023 by

The Rocket Lab’s pioneering private mission to Venus, which had been set to launch last month, has been delayed until at least 2025.

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Gravitational waves may come from ‘cocoons’ of debris around dying stars (video)

June 7th, 2023 by

Astronomers have created the first model for how debris around exploding stars could emit gravitational waves powerful enough to be detected by instruments on Earth.

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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ scores wacky new Wes Anderson-inspired AI tribute trailer (video)

June 7th, 2023 by

A new AI-generated trailer previews the nonexistent Wes Anderson film “The Peculiar Pandora Expedition: An Avatar Story.”

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