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Archive for November, 2024

Black Friday Bargain: The best Sony camera for astrophotography is over $930 cheaper

November 21st, 2024 by

Hurry, stocks are low! 25% off this versatile Sony camera that is also perfect for astrophotography, there’s not a lot we don’t love about this early Black Friday deal.

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The not so ‘wicked’ path from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to the moon landing

November 21st, 2024 by

“The Wizard of Oz” and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, if you follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough you reach the moon.

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ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

November 21st, 2024 by

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.

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Did NASA’s Perseverance rover find organics on Mars? These scientists aren’t so sure

November 21st, 2024 by

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

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‘There are lots of mysteries in our backyard’: Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

November 21st, 2024 by

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form

November 21st, 2024 by

The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.

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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting a star with a wonky disk

November 20th, 2024 by

NASA’s TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet’s star has a wonky planetary disk.

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Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun’s surface (images)

November 20th, 2024 by

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun’s surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

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