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Archive for January 15th, 2024

Planets can form much faster than thought, new ALMA telescope photos suggest

January 15th, 2024 by

Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.

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No alien life needed: Dark streaks in Venus’ atmosphere can be explained by iron minerals

January 15th, 2024 by

The dark streaks in Venus’ atmosphere — a potential sign of life, according to some researchers — can be explained by Iron-bearing sulfate minerals, a new study reports.

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Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites

January 15th, 2024 by

Even though the Starlink constellation has grown by about 1,000 spacecraft in the last six months, its satellites made fewer avoidance maneuvers in that period than in the prior half year.

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How do we know what the Milky Way looks like?

January 15th, 2024 by

Directly mapping the Milky Way is an extremely challenging task, but observations of other galaxies helped us piece together what our home galaxy looked like.

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What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

January 15th, 2024 by

We can’t feel Earth spinning and you probably take it for granted, but what would happen if it stopped spinning? We take a look at the disastrous impacts it would have.

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