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Archive for October, 2023

A nearby kilonova explosion could threaten all life on Earth. But don’t worry, scientists say.

October 30th, 2023 by

Collisions between neutron stars are the most powerful and violent events in the known universe. Would life on Earth survive a kilonova event?

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Supervolcano eruption on Pluto hints at hidden ocean beneath the surface

October 30th, 2023 by

After analyzing some New Horizons images of Pluto, scientists found a supervolcano likely erupted on the planet as recently as a few million years ago.

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China’s astronauts grow vegetables in orbit, with an eye on deep space exploration

October 30th, 2023 by

China’s Shenzhou 16 astronauts have been growing vegetables aboard the Tiangong space station, as part of plans for future deep space exploration.

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Jupiter has a creepy ‘face’ in haunting Halloween photo by NASA’s Juno probe

October 30th, 2023 by

NASA’s Juno mission captured a new image of Jupiter’s far northern region, where the swirling cloud tops and turbulent storms resemble an eerie, elongated face.

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The rings of Uranus are being held back by its pesky moons

October 30th, 2023 by

Large amounts of dust are being expelled from the Uranus system to settle in the ecliptic plane and contribute to the zodiacal light, a new study suggests.

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SpaceX to launch 23 satellites tonight on 2nd half of Starlink doubleheader

October 29th, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Oct. 29), on the second of two planned missions for the day.

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Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science

October 29th, 2023 by

I use Moon and Mars rocks in my teaching and have a modest collection of meteorites. I marvel at the fact that I can hold in my hand something that is billions of years old from billions of miles away.

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Astronaut Callie Rodriguez helps deploy a lunar telescope in NASA’s new online graphic novel

October 29th, 2023 by

Astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues her space adventures in the NASA graphic novel ‘First Woman: Expanding Our Universe.’

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