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February 27, 2021 Earl

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February 27, 2021 Earl

Curiosity’s skycrane maneuverIn this artist’s concept, Curiosity is in the final moments of its descent toward Mars, and is being
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December 20, 2020 Earl

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble When it comes to blowing bubbles, never go toe-to-toe with a galaxy. Ten years ago,
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December 8, 2020 Earl

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy A second type of quantum computer has now
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December 8, 2020 Earl

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding Physicists are checking whether
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December 6, 2020 Earl

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited In September
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December 5, 2020 Earl

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

New research indicates comets carry all the elements required for life. ABSTRACT Here, we report the detection of phosphorus
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October 15, 2020 Earl

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and
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October 6, 2020 Earl

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope’s optic – often the main mirror – to take into account the
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September 22, 2020 Earl

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments
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September 4, 2020 Moon

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why While our Moon is airless, research indicates the presence of hematite, a form of rust that normally requires oxygen and

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained Not only has the discovery of eoxplanets throughout our galaxy provided a host of new worlds for astronomers to catalogue and

August 31, 2020 Cosmology

This Is The Most Exciting Crisis in Cosmology

For as long as there has been a Universe, space has been expanding. It winked into existence roughly 13.8 billion years ago, and has been puffing up ever since, like

August 26, 2020 Astronomy / Astrophysics

The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People

The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People Gamma ray pulars werep discovered a little while ago, and in onepone family, the spider pulsar, it accretes or gains

August 24, 2020 Mars

Space Mission and Science News | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Space Mission and Science News | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The last time we saw NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission was on July 30, 2020, as it disappeared

August 17, 2020 Astronomy

How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers

How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn’t mind an alien abduction) No surprises that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the inner astronomer in many