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September 14, 2023
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NASA UAP study team finds no extraterrestrial origins of UFO sightings in 1st report

“But we don’t know what these UAP are,” NASA chief says. The agency is appointing a new UAP research director. Comments (0). NASA’s UFO study team released its long-awaited first report today, and while its experts found no signs of extraterrestrial …

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Where to stand in Texas to see two solar eclipses in under six months

In an extraordinary slice of luck, a small area of the Lone Star State will witness October’s annular solar eclipse and April’s total solar eclipse. Comments (0). Graphic illustration showing the paths of October’s annular solar eclipse and April’s …

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A ‘Planet Nine’ far from Earth could explain the odd behavior of icy bodies beyond Neptune

Astronomers struggle to explain all of the properties of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), which are generally small, icy bodies that orbit the sun beyond the orbit of Neptune, generally with orbits greater than 30 astronomical units (AU).

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Astronomers weigh ancient galaxies’ dark matter haloes for 1st time

The measurement of the mysterious form of matter around these quasar galaxies could have profound implications for our understanding of how the cosmos has evolved. Comments (0). Scientists think that dark matter produces a bright and spherical halo of …

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Our universe holds more ‘spectacular’ polar ring galaxies than once thought, scientists say

“The dance and choreography of the gas are beautiful, and that motion of the gas gives us some clues as to how galaxies evolve over time.” Comments (0). a gaseous ring perpendicularly circulating the main spiral disk of the galaxy.

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Hubble Space Telescope discovers 11-billion-year-old galaxy hidden in a quasar’s glare

Astronomers normally observe galaxies by observing light these objects emit, but some tricky galaxies require a different approach. Comments (0). separate large galaxies shine alongside bright stars and other, distant galaxies.

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China sends record-setting Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft to fiery death (video)

China’s Tianzhou 5 cargo vessel has completed its tasks and met its fiery fate. The 35-foot-long (10.6 meters) cargo spacecraft launched on Nov. 12, 2022, and docked with China’s Tiangong space station just 2 hours and 7 minutes later, marking a new …

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The New York Times

NASA Has a UFO Research Director, but He Remains Unidentified

Nicola Fox, the associate administrator for NASA’s science mission directorate, said the person serving as the new director of U.A.P. research had been in that role “for a while now,” but declined to identify him. ”We will not give his name out,” she said.

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‘Lightning’ on Venus is actually meteors burning up in planet’s atmosphere, study says

But future missions, scientists say, are safe from both rare lightning strikes and meteors known to burn up high above the planet’s clouds. Comments (0). A gassy planet, Venus dayside synthesized false color image by UVI (2018 Mar 30.

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SpaceX will launch 22 Starlink satellites early Sept. 15 — if Hurricane Lee doesn’t interfere

a black and white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a dark night sky. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites to orbit on March 19, 2022.

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