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Archive for October 21st, 2023

NASA’s Lucy probe will fly by a ‘dinky’ asteroid on Nov. 1. Here’s what to expect (video)

October 21st, 2023 by

A new NASA video explains what will happen when the space agency’s Lucy probe flies by the space rock Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, in a test ahead of its trek to the Trojan asteroids in Jupiter’s orbit.

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Dark energy may allow black holes to live in ‘perfect pair’ binaries

October 21st, 2023 by

Binary black holes are believed to inevitably spiral together, but dark energy and the expanding universe could help them maintain a safe distance and mimic a single black hole.

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Home of the world’s most powerful telescopes joins the fight against light pollution

October 21st, 2023 by

Improved lighting standards coming into force across the whole of Chile will protect astronomy observations, public health and wildlife.

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Watch NASA’s VIPER moon rover conquer a lunar ‘obstacle course’ (video)

October 21st, 2023 by

NASA engineers created a simulated lunar environment, including large rocks, steep slopes and deep craters, to test the mobility of a new moon rover prototype called VIPER.

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Astronomers have learned lots about the universe ? but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?

October 21st, 2023 by

What astronomers can measure using telescopes is not what we really want to know – instead, we calculate the properties we’re interested in studying by observing and interpreting apparent properties from afar.

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