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Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy
Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy Move aside Tabby’s star – a new enigmatic star observed by K2 looks to have taken the title of the “most mysterious star in the galaxy” – HD 139139. Here I’ll tr… Source: www.hughosborn.co.uk/2019/06/29/why-the-random-transiter-is-the-most-mysterious-star-in-the-galaxy/
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Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Distant Galaxy
Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Distant Galaxy In a rare feat, astronomers have pinpointed the place of origin of a fast radio burst, with a surprising outcome. Source: www.caltech.edu/about/news/fast-radio-burst-pinpointed-distant-galaxy
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NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life
NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life The Curiosity mission’s scientists picked up the signal this week, and are seeking additional readings from the red planet. Source: www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/science/nasa-mars-rover-life.html
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Mysterious Clouds on Mars Formed by Meteoric Smoke
Mysterious Clouds on Mars Formed by âMeteoric Smoke,â Study Says Scientists have identified a kind of cloud on Mars that has been neglected in past climate models. Source: www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9q8d/mysterious-clouds-on-mars-formed-by-meteoric-smoke-study-says
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100 years after, Astronomers carry out the Einstein’s Eclipse experiment at La Silla Observatory in Chile
100 years after, Astronomers carry out the Einstein’s Eclipse experiment at La Silla Observatory in Chile To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historical experiment which verified Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, a team of astronomers will measure again the deflection of starlight in the vicinity of the Sun’s gravitational field during the July…
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What if Dark Matter is Lighter? Report Calls for Wider Hunt
What if Dark Matter is Lighter? Report Calls for Wider Hunt Researchers are designing nimble new experiments to look for dark matter in previously unexplored ranges of particle mass and energy. Source: newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/06/10/small-dark-matter-experiments-broaden-hunt/
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How the Webb Telescope Will Explore Mars
How the Webb Telescope Will Explore Mars When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, launching in 2021, reaches its destination a million miles from Earth, it will be able to see the whole disk of Mars every two years. If a global dust storm envelops the Red Planet at a time when Webb could see…
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We May Be Floating in the Middle of the Observable Universe’s Largest Void
We May Be Floating in the Middle of the Observable Universe’s Largest Void There’s a lot of stuff here on Earth. Then again, everything is relative. In the grandest of the grand scheme of things — like, a universe-wide scheme — … Source: curiosity.com/topics/we-may-be-floating-in-the-middle-of-the-observable-universes-largest-void-curiosity/
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SpaceX Starlink satellites dazzle but pose big questions for astronomers
SpaceX Starlink satellites dazzle but pose big questions for astronomers Elon Musk’s new satellite megaconstellation will make it harder to study the sky with ground-based telescopes. Source: www.cnet.com/news/spacex-starlink-satellites-dazzle-but-pose-big-questions-for-astronomers/
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Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies
Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies Astronomers have found dozens of surprisingly massive black holes far from the centers of their host dwarf galaxies. Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/big-black-holes-can-settle-outskirts-small-galaxies
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50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 Clears the Way for the first Moon Landing
50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 Clears the Way for the first Moon Landing 50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 Clears the Way for the first Moon Landing Source: www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-10-clears-the-way-for-the-first-moon-landing
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Montage – Image Mosaic Software for Astronomers
Montage – Image Mosaic Software for Astronomers Montage is a toolkit for assembling Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) images into custom mosaics. Key features for end users are: Source: montage.ipac.caltech.edu/
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Three Stellar Populations? Unresolved Binaries? Mysteries of the Orion Nebula Cluster
Three Stellar Populations? Unresolved Binaries? Mysteries of the Orion Nebula Cluster Does the Orion Nebula Cluster actually include three distinct stellar populations? Or is it all just a bunch of unresolved binaries and triple systems? Source: astrobites.org/2019/05/24/mysteries-of-the-orion-nebula-cluster/
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New Clues About How Ancient Galaxies Lit up the Universe
New Clues About How Ancient Galaxies Lit up the Universe An ambitious new study using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows that ancient galaxies were brighter than scientists anticipated and that their light may have changed the universe. Source: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7397
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