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⋅ November 1, 2024
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The New York Times

Can Axions Save the Universe?
The New York Times
Astronomers tracking the motions of stars and galaxies have reluctantly concluded that there is much more to the universe than can be seen directly with telescopes. The ordinary matter that composes the stars, planets, galaxies and us accounts for only one …
Space.com

Small moon of Uranus may have once had a subsurface liquid water ocean
Space.com
Over the last few decades, planetary scientists have been steadily adding to the list of moons in our solar system that may harbor interior oceans either currently or at some point in their past. For the most part, these moons (such as Europa or …
Space.com

‘Alien signal’ sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team
Space.com
In 2023, a coded message was beamed at Earth from Mars. After over a year, this simulated extraterrestrial signal was finally decoded. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter …
CNN

A radio transmitter not used since 1981 is helping Voyager 1 send messages to Earth
CNN
The probe is the farthest spacecraft from Earth, operating beyond the heliosphere — the sun’s bubble of magnetic fields and particles that extends well beyond Pluto’s orbit — where its instruments directly sample interstellar space. The new …
Space.com

Perseverance rover watches ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse from Mars (video)
Space.com
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a “googly eye” solar eclipse as the planet’s moon Phobos passed in front of the sun. Phobos — one of Mars’ two moons, along with the even tinier Deimos — traveled between the Red Planet and the sun on Sept.
USA TODAY

Amid solar maximum, northern lights should flourish: How to see auroras across US
USA TODAY
The sun, and the intense magnetic activity it generates that causes the northern lights, waxes and wanes on an 11-year-long solar cycle that is at its maximum. Because NASA anticipates the solar …
Space.com

Explore Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa in NASA virtual tour (photos)
Space.com
NASA’s Europa Clipper probe is finally on its way to the icy ocean moon of Jupiter, but it’s going to take some time to get there — about six years. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait that long to get close-up looks at Europa.
Space.com

Sun erupts with X-class solar flare on Halloween, causes radio blackouts (video)
Space.com
A CME was not produced from the solar flare, which removes the chance for a geomagnetic storm to impact Earth and create auroras. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Smithsonian

Scientists Reveal Rare 450-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil Preserved in Glittering Fool’s Gold
Smithsonian
The critter found in New York represents a new, extinct species of arthropod that could shed light on the evolution of today’s insects, crustaceans and spiders. Margherita Bassi. Daily Correspondent. October 31, 2024 5:08 p.m. …
Space.com

Earth sure looks spooky in these ‘hyperspectral’ images from Europe’s Hera asteroid probe
Space.com
A strange Earth shines in new imagery captured by a European asteroid mission. The Hera spacecraft, which launched this month to study a binary asteroid system up close. turned its gaze back at our planet to capture spooky views of Earth in multiple …