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7 scorching-hot exoplanets discovered circling the same star

Submit on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 02:11

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope spotted a seven exoplanet system with worlds being battered by radiation from their parent sun-like star just before its retirement in 2018.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch on record-breaking 18th mission today

Submit on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 01:11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites this evening (Nov. 3). It will be the record-setting 18th mission for the rocket’s first stage.

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Solar storm causes ‘impossible,’ pumpkin-colored auroras to fill the sky

Submit on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 01:11

A striking new image shows bright orange auroras dancing in the night sky above Canada. But auroras should never be this color, so what’s going on?

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot turns blue in new ultraviolet view from Hubble Telescope (photo)

Submit on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 00:11

The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped an ultraviolet image of the gas giant Jupiter, offering a stunning false-color look at the planet’s turbulent atmosphere.

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How El Niño may affect the chances of clear skies for the 2024 total solar eclipse

Submit on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 00:11

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America. We take a look at where the weather is looking most promising and how El Niño may impact the chances of clear skies.

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Look up! The Taurid meteor shower peaks next week

Submit on Friday, November 3rd, 2023 23:11

If skies are clear during this upcoming week, be sure to take a few moments to gaze upward. You just might be lucky and catch a glimpse of a spectacular sky sight — a Taurid meteor.

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Best Space gift Black Friday deals from 2022

Submit on Friday, November 3rd, 2023 22:11

Ahead of November, we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday deals from 2022 so you know what to expect this year.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals distances of nearly 200 deep-space galaxies

Submit on Friday, November 3rd, 2023 22:11

We now know how far away some galaxies are in the iconic “deep field” image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. A Canadian instrument is revealing more about how the universe changed over time.

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