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Archive for January 5th, 2024

Alien life could thrive in Venus’ acidic clouds, new study hints

January 5th, 2024 by

A new study has found that amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — remain stable in concentrated sulfuric acid, the stuff that Venus’ clouds are made of.

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Watch red supergiant star Antares pass behind the moon early on Jan. 8

January 5th, 2024 by

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky.

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Is a black hole stuck inside the sun? No, but here’s why scientists are asking

January 5th, 2024 by

It’s possible, scientists say, that atom-sized black holes were produced during the first second of the universe’s existence — and some might’ve gotten lodged within budding stars.

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Rod Roddenberry on joining his legendary ‘Star Trek’ parents on Jan. 8 memorial rocket launch (exclusive)

January 5th, 2024 by

An exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry, who will symbolically join his famous parents on a special memorial rocket flight on Jan. 8.

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NASA to unveil new X-59 ‘quiet’ supersonic jet on Jan. 12

January 5th, 2024 by

NASA and Lockheed Martin are finally ready to unveil the new X-59 Quesst, a supersonic jet designed to break the sound barrier without creating a thunderous sonic boom.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover captures 360-degree view of Mars’ Jezero Crater (video)

January 5th, 2024 by

Get a detailed look at Perseverance’s current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, ‘true’ color images reveal

January 5th, 2024 by

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2’s images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

January 5th, 2024 by

The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

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