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Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 03:12

Two ultra-cool dwarf stars in a binary system are so tight they’re breaking records. The stars are so close that they orbit each other in less than a day.

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JAXA selects 2 new astronaut candidates for future flights to the moon

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 03:12

Japan has selected its first new astronaut candidates in more than 13 years. Makoto Suwa and Ayu Yoneda were chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Venus has a squishy shell that might be key to its youthful look

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 01:12

Earth’s next-door neighbor Venus may have a “squishy” outer shell that gives the planet a “youthful” appearance and may reveal how it loses its interior heat, studies reveal.

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4 big asteroids are flying by Earth this week, but don’t worry. They aren’t getting too close.

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 01:12

A quartet of large asteroids are zooming by Earth this week, but they’ll all pass our planet with millions of miles to spare, according to NASA.

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Private Japanese lander sets distance record on its way to the moon

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 01:12

The Hakuto-R moon lander got 855,000 miles (1.376 million kilometers) from Earth on Jan. 20, farther than any other fully commercial spacecraft.

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Occer 12×25 compact binoculars review

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 00:12

Can one of the best binoculars for kids, the Occer 12×25 compact binoculars, compete with the big-name brands? Our full binocular review and testing reveal the answers.

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Great telescope Deal: The Celestron Travelscope 60 is under $40

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 00:12

You read that right, you can get the Celestron Travelscope 60 portable telescope for under $40 now, saving over $60 in doing so.

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Astronomers spy new class of dark, water-rich asteroids like dwarf planet Ceres

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 00:12

Astronomers interpret the spectra of 10 well-known dark asteroids and find them to be water-rich like the dwarf planet Ceres.

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