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Archive for February, 2024

Australia seeks public help to design its 1st moon rover, Roo-ver

February 20th, 2024 by

The Australian Space Agency is building a moon rover called “Roo-ver,” slated to launch as early as 2026.

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South Pole Telescope has a ‘treasure map’ to the secrets of dark matter

February 20th, 2024 by

A new camera on the South Pole Telescope has used the Cosmic Microwave Background as a celestial treasure map that could lead to the secrets of dark matter.

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Major X-ray sky survey could relieve crisis surrounding the universe’s ‘lumpiness’

February 20th, 2024 by

Observations of galactic clusters made by the eROSITA X-ray all-sky survey could help solve a troubling tension in cosmology surrounding the ‘lumpiness’ of matter in the universe.

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For this dead star, 72 Earth years is a single day

February 20th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable binary system in which a dead white dwarf star orbits a tiny stellar companion 72 times in 24 hours. The observation could help explain how tiny stars are born.

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Star Trek’s Seven of Nine returns in new novel ‘Picard: Firewall’ (exclusive)

February 20th, 2024 by

Space.com has an exclusive excerpt from New York Times bestselling author David Mack’s “Picard: Firewall,” a new Star Trek novel featuring former Borg drone Seven of Nine.

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Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a ‘sun a day’

February 19th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a quasar that remained hidden for over the years is the brightest ever, powered by the fastest growing black hole ever discovered that eats a sun every day.

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Build your own moon base and explore the lunar surface in ‘Moonshot’ (video)

February 19th, 2024 by

The new lunar simulation video game “Moonshot” offers players the chance to build and manage their own settlements on the moon’s surface.

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NASA’s twin spacecraft will go to the ends of the Earth to combat climate change

February 19th, 2024 by

In Spring 2024, NASA will launch two tiny twin satellites as part of the PREFIRE mission that will journey to the poles to collect data that will help monitor climate change.

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