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Scientists find record-breaking collection of molecules in 2 extremely ancient galaxies

Submit on Monday, December 18th, 2023 20:12

“We knew these galaxies were prodigious star factories, perhaps among the biggest the universe has ever seen.”

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Barringer Crater may have been formed by a cosmic ‘curveball,’ asteroid simulations show

Submit on Monday, December 18th, 2023 20:12

Asteroids with different spins and bonding strengths may be responsible for the vast variety of impact craters on Earth, including Arizona’s Barringer Crater, new simulations show.

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How Solar Orbiter is decoding the sun’s mysterious miniflares: ‘What we see is just the tip of the iceberg’

Submit on Monday, December 18th, 2023 18:11

Scientists look back at Solar Orbiter’s first three years of operation.

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Watch Blue Origin launch 1st mission in 15 months today

Submit on Monday, December 18th, 2023 12:12

Blue Origin plans to launch its first mission since September 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), and you can watch the action live.

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How many times has Earth orbited the sun?

Submit on Sunday, December 17th, 2023 22:11

We worked out how many trips each of the solar system’s eight planets has taken around the sun over the past 4.6 billion years.

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A star exploded 10,000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Veil Nebula (photo)

Submit on Sunday, December 17th, 2023 21:11

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

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See the 5-day-old crescent moon have a holiday meet-up with Saturn tonight

Submit on Sunday, December 17th, 2023 18:12

The moon and Saturn will have a pre-Christmas meet-up on Sunday (Dec. 17) as the two bodies make a close approach to each other in the night sky.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 91 — 2023 Holiday Special!

Submit on Saturday, December 16th, 2023 23:11

On Episode 91 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the year in review with Leonard David.

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