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March 19, 2023
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Space.com

Longtime aurora watchers will know the Earth’s two equinoxes — late March and late September — mark the most colorful times of the year. Aurora hunters claim that, to look to the night sky in search of these beautiful displays, the dates around the …

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The New York Times

Specifically, flaming chunks of communications equipment, which were jettisoned from the International Space Station in February 2020, streaked across the sky at 17,000 miles per hour, said Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian and …

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CBS News

Raj Dixit says it’s just an old satellite that went ‘belly up.’ The Vice President of the Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society put all the extra-terrestrial rumors to rest. “This was …

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Digital Trends

Some of the most fascinating astronomical events to see from Earth are solar eclipses, when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and blocks out some or all of the sun’s light. The resulting darkness during daytime is fascinating and can lead …

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CBS News

Jaime Hernandez was at the King Cong Brewing Company in Sacramento for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration when some among the group noticed the lights. Hernandez quickly began filming. It was over in about 40 seconds, he said Saturday.

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FOX40

According to NASA, the aerial phenomena could have been newly discovered asteroid 2023 EY which was expected to make a near-Earth pass on Friday evening. On Saturday, the Chabot Space and Science …

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CTV News

“Lava tubes and caves would make perfect habitats for astronauts because you don’t have to build a structure,” Wolfgang Fink, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Arizona, said in a media release.

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NDTV

Researchers at Yale University have discovered a novel mechanism to promote the growth of beneficial bacterial species known as “good” bacteria in the human gut. This may enable medical interventions that promote gut and overall human health.

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Phys.Org

So it should be generating heat in its interior (by the decay of radioactive elements) at much the same rate as the Earth does. On Earth, one of the main ways in which this heat leaks out is via volcanic eruptions. During an average year, at least 50 …

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Hindustan Times

The last week of March will bring an amazing view for the sky gazers. As many as five planets, including the moon, will be visible in the sky on March 28. It can be known that the five planets will not be in a literal straight line but will be like an …

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