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Archive for October 1st, 2024

How long will the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2 last?

October 1st, 2024 by

The “ring of fire” duration depends on where you are watching it from.

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James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto’s icy moon Charon

October 1st, 2024 by

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins.

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Some of Uranus’ moons might be able to support life. Here’s what a mission might reveal

October 1st, 2024 by

Some of Uranus’ moons show signs of having subsurface liquid oceans where life might be possible. A mission to the Uranian moon system could help planetary scientists learn more about the habitability of these worlds.

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‘Sub-Earth’ exoplanet discovered around the closest solo star to us

October 1st, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a low-mass “sub-Earth” planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, Barnard’s star, that has a year lasting just three Earth days.

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STEM and space: Building what’s next

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Sponsor Content Created With U.S. Space Force

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5 main stages of the annular solar eclipse 2024 explained

October 1st, 2024 by

On Wednesday (Oct.2), an annular eclipse will sweep over the globe; here is what you can expect from this ring of fire eclipse, including how it will progress.

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The Milky Way’s 2 biggest satellite galaxies are oddly lonely, study finds

October 1st, 2024 by

The Milky Way’s system of small, orbiting satellite galaxies is quite unusual, a new 12-year study of other galaxies in the local universe has found.

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Heart tissues beat half as strongly on the ISS as they do on Earth

October 1st, 2024 by

Using an “organ-on-a-chip” device, scientists have found that heart tissues beat half as strongly on the International Space Station as they do on Earth.

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