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Archive for May, 2024

To better predict volcanic eruptions, you have to dig deep — very deep

May 16th, 2024 by

New research suggests studying the state of magma in deep reservoirs can improve volcanic eruption predictions.

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Wow! Satellite views International Space Station from only 43 miles away (photo)

May 16th, 2024 by

The International Space Station was caught on camera in an incredible new photo from HEO Robotics, which images satellites using space-based sensors.

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Where did Earth’s water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out

May 16th, 2024 by

The family is part of a larger asteroid that was smashed to pieces 130 million years ago.

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Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found

May 16th, 2024 by

A newly discovered giant planet is the density of a vast cloud of cotton candy. The sweet discovery of WASP-193 b marks the entry of the second-lightest exoplanet ever seen into the exoplanet catalog.

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Learn how to become an astrobiologist in new issue of NASA’s graphic novel series

May 15th, 2024 by

A preview of NASA’s latest issue of “Astrobiology,” their fun ongoing graphic novel series

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Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit

May 15th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting a red dwarf star, making just the second planetary system seen around one of these tiny, cool, dim, but common, stars.

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Milky Way’s halo is filled with ‘magnetic donuts’ as wide as 100,000 light-years

May 15th, 2024 by

Astronomers have determined that the Milky Way’s outer halo is filled with “magnetic donuts” that are as wide as 100,000 light-years. The discovery could shed light on how cosmic magnetic fields form and evolve.

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Supernova-filled galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope image

May 15th, 2024 by

The Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged an actively star-forming galaxy named UGC 9684.

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