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⋅ October 31, 2024
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Space.com

Dark matter might live in a dense haze around stellar corpses
Space.com
Scientists think it’s possible that shrouds of hypothetical particles called “axions” could surround extreme, dead stars called “neutron stars.” If true, this could bring us one step closer to solving the mystery of dark matter.
Space.com

Stare into the ‘blood-soaked eyes’ of 2 spooky galaxies in new Hubble, JWST images (video)
Space.com
Two of the world’s most powerful space telescopes have spied a “spooky pair” of galaxies in deep space, staring out like a pair of “blood-soaked” eyes — and just in time for Halloween.
Space.com

Dark Wolf Nebula shows off a howling good view in awesome Halloween image (video)
Space.com
The patrons of the Slaughtered Lamb, the traditional Yorkshire pub with some striking decor in John Landis’ American Werewolf in London, may want to keep their werewolf on the down low, but the European Southern Observatory (ESO) saw Halloween as the …
Scientific American

Scientists Spy a ‘Dandelion’ Supernova around a ‘Zombie’ Star
Scientific American
A strange supernova remnant first appeared as a “guest star” seen in 1181 by sky watchers in China and Japan. By Tom Metcalfe. An artist’s concept of a supernova remnant called Pa 30—the leftover remains of a. An artist’s concept of a supernova remnant …
Space.com

Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?
Space.com
Artist's conception of the vehicles that would participate in a Mars sample. NASA is now reviewing and revising its multi-billion-dollar Mars sample-return mission series …
Phys.Org

Framework helps autonomous drones rendezvous with sperm whales for better tracking
Phys.Org
Today, a Project CETI research team led by Stephanie Gil, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), have proposed a new reinforcement learning framework with autonomous drones …
MIT News

“Wearable” devices for cells
MIT News
Now, MIT researchers have developed wearable devices that may be able to perform similar functions for individual cells inside the body. These battery-free, subcellular-sized devices, made of a soft polymer, …
Popular Science

November’s sky lights up with three meteor showers and the last supermoon of 2024
Popular Science
Share · November 1– Mars Below Gemini · November 5– Southern Taurids Meteor Shower Predicted Peak · November 12– Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Predicted Peak · November 15– Full Beaver Moon · November 17– Leonids Meteor Shower Predicted Peak.
CBS News

“Halloween comet” disintegrates after flying close to the sun, video shows
CBS News
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into …
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The gruesome palette of these galaxies is owed to a mix of mid-infrared light from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and visible and ultraviolet light from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. IC 2163, left, passed behind NGC 2207, the larger spiral galaxy at …