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Archive for June 13th, 2024

Mars meteorites reveal clues about what lies within the Red Planet

June 13th, 2024 by

Volcanic meteorites from Mars give scientists a glimpse into the planet’s structure.

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Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide

June 13th, 2024 by

The presence of sulfur dioxide around a hot Neptune exoplanet with an evaporating atmosphere could help us understand how it formed.

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Hubble Telescope maps high-speed ‘burps’ from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for 1st time

June 13th, 2024 by

Hubble has mapped the outflow “burps” of a nearby feeding supermassive black hole-powered quasar for the first time, measuring speeds of 6.5 million mph, around 8,500 times the speed of sound.

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NASA calls off spacewalk at International Space Station due to ‘spacesuit discomfort’

June 13th, 2024 by

NASA has postponed a scheduled EVA today (June 13), as the two astronauts slated for the spacewalk were already putting on their suits.

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Secrets of radioactive ‘promethium’ — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search

June 13th, 2024 by

Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method.

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Cosmic ‘koi fish’ swims through starry sea in stunning telescope photo

June 13th, 2024 by

The Gum 3 nebula, which resembles a swimming koi fish, is captured in a stunning new photo from the European Southern Observatory’s VLT Survey Telescope.

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Radiation will be a real challenge for Mars colonists, powerful solar storm shows

June 13th, 2024 by

A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet.

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‘No emergency situation’ on International Space Station, NASA says after astronaut medical drill audio causes stir

June 13th, 2024 by

It sounded like a nightmare scenario: An astronaut commander on the International Space Station in distress and a flight surgeon on Earth stuck in traffic. But it was all a simulation.

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