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Rare diamonds suggest water lurks much deeper in Earth’s interior than scientists thought

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 21:11

Clues about water in Earth’s deep interior were recently extracted from rare diamonds.

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Gamma rays from a dwarf galaxy solve an astronomical puzzle

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 21:11

In new research published in Nature Astronomy, we show the cocoon is caused by gamma rays emitted by fast-spinning extreme stars called “millisecond pulsars” located in the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy, which orbits the Milky Way.

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Super-Earths are more common and more habitable than Earth. Astronomers are finding more of the billions out there.

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 21:11

Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system — they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite found a few particularly interesting planets orbiting in the habitable zones of their parent stars.

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Look up! See the Orionid meteor shower from Sunday (Oct. 2)

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 17:12

On its yearly journey around the sun Earth is about to pass through a field of debris left by Comet Halley. This will be visible as bright fireballs above Earth peaking in mid-October known as the Orionids.

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SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts arrive at launch site for Oct. 5 liftoff

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 17:12

The crewmembers of SpaceX’s Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA made it to Kennedy Space Center in Florida Saturday (Oct. 1), a few days later than originally planned due to Hurricane Ian.

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Missing element for life may be present in ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 17:12

The underground ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus may contain significant amounts of phosphorus, which is vital for life as we know it.

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See the moon appear half-lit during its closest first quarter phase tonight (Oct. 2)

Submit on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 17:12

Skywatchers can see the moon half illuminated by the sun at the start of October during the closest first quarter moon of 2022.

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October full moon 2022 guide: The Hunters’ Moon

Submit on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 20:11

October’s full moon — the Hunter’s Moon — becomes full on Oct. 9, the same day that Mercury reaches its highest altitude in the predawn sky.

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