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Since astronomers discovered the first exoplanets orbiting distant stars more than 30 years ago, one of the most common kinds of alien worlds that scientists have detected are ice giants. Whereas gas giants such as Jupiter and Saturn …

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The celestial highlight of the month is actually a drama that has been building all through February. The two brightest planets in our sky — Venus and Jupiter — have been slowly approaching each other.

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A new study has found that the launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 mega moon rocket created sound levels far more powerful than predicted. To reach that conclusion, a team of investigators studied noise levels that were recorded using five different microphones …

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NASA-developed technology that can remotely detect the tiniest motions of the body caused by basic processes necessary for life will be used by disaster relief teams in earthquake-stricken Turkey. The devices, called FINDERs, for Finding Individuals …

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SpaceX launched 51 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Friday (Feb. 17), acing the first of two orbital missions the company has planned for the day. The Starlink craft rode atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from California’s …

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The two LE-9 engines that power the vehicle’s core stage ignited, but one of its two solid rocket boosters did not, commentators said during the livestream of the launch, which was provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew yet again on Thursday (Feb. 16), covering more Red Planet ground than it had on a single sortie in nearly a year. The flight was the 43rd overall (opens in new tab) for the 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Ingenuity, …

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is still doing its job — and doing it very well. Released today, this image shows the arms of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1433 teeming with young stars that can be seen affecting the clouds of gas and dust around them …

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Researchers participating in the PHANGS collaboration, or Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies, are using Webb’s infrared capabilities to study 19 spiral galaxies. So far, the telescope has observed five of them in …

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A team of scientists led by Professor Tanja Gulder at Leipzig University’s Institute of Organic Chemistry, together with colleagues from the University of Regensburg, has developed a simplified and efficient method for the artificial production of …