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Space.com

“When we analyzed the data of the star Wolf 1069, we discovered a clear, low-amplitude signal of what appears to be a planet of roughly Earth mass,” Diana Kossakowski, an astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany and lead author on …

Space.com

Proving yet again that if at first you do not succeed, try, try again, two astronauts were finally able to wiggle a stubborn strut into place, completing the installation of a solar array platform that spanned two spacewalks outside the International …

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Astronomers have measured the mass of a lone white dwarf star for the first time. This type of smoldering stellar remnant is formed at the end of the lives of low-mass stars and will be what the sun leaves behind when it dies in around 5 billion years.

Space.com

Jupiter isn’t just the largest and most massive planet in the solar system — now, the gas giant also boasts the largest number of moons orbiting it after scientists discovered another 12 moons, bringing the behemoth’s total up to 92. The orbits of the …

Space.com

British astrophotographer Josh Dury took this image of comet C/2022 E3 above Stonehenge. Comet C/2022 E3 shining above the famous Stonehenge monument. (Image credit: …

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However, a combination of the two could be a perfect team. Astronomers recently tested a machine-learning algorithm that used information from citizen-scientist volunteers to identify exoplanets in data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( …

Phys.Org

An experiment designed by Purdue University researchers to study the effects of reduced gravity on boiling is loaded onto a Cygnus spacecraft in preparation for launch onboard an Antares rocket to the International Space Station.

The Washington Post

The goal, he said, is “to develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear thermal propulsion technology as soon as 2027.” DARPA, the arm of the Defense Department that seeks to develop transformative technologies …

CNN

A green-hued comet has made its closest approach to Earth, wowing night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere who caught a glimpse of the icy celestial object as it passed through our cosmic neighborhood. Discovered …

Astronomy Magazine

This list contains some of my favorite impact craters down here on Earth. 1. Meteor Crater, AZ, US. A natural landmark. Barringer Crater (often called Meteor Crater), is …