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Surprise asteroid photobombs Hubble telescope image. Can you spot it?

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 20:11

The Hubble Space Telescope caught an unexpected asteroid streaking across a field of distant galaxies.

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Milky Way’s ‘poor old heart’ could reveal how our galaxy formed

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 20:11

Through what they call “galactic archaeology,” astronomers trained an AI to detect the oldest stars hiding in the Milky Way’s core.

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Interstellar space: What is it and where does it begin?

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 18:11

Interstellar space is filled with atoms and molecules, 99% of which is gas, and just 1% is cosmic dust.

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Rare, ‘rule-breaking’ quasicrystal found in chunk of ‘fossilized’ lightning

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 04:11

A type of crystal that breaks the rules of ordinary crystallography has been found in a tube of melted sand from Nebraska.

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UV radiation pulse played a role in a mass extinction event, fossilized pollen reveals

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 03:12

250 million-year-old pollen suggests radiation played a role in mass extinction event.

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How to view and photograph comets

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 01:11

As comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) nears the sun, get the best sights and images of this celestial encounter with our handy guide.

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Guardians of the Galaxy’s Groot finally gets an origin story in new Marvel Comics series

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 01:11

Marvel Comics is releasing a new “Groot” solo series this spring that reveals the origin story of the tree-like Guardians of the Galaxy team member.

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See Venus and Saturn snuggle in the sky Sunday (Jan. 22)

Submit on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 00:11

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction on Sunday (Jan. 22), appearing close enough together in the sky to both be seen through a telescope. The close pairing will also be visible to the naked-eye.

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