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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-23 13:40
Here’s Something Strange, the Afterglow From Last Year’s Kilonova is Continuing to Brighten
In August of 2017, a major breakthrough occurred when scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves that were believed to be caused by the collision
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-21 02:04
Researchers Develop a New Low Cost/Low Weight Method of Searching for Life on Mars
Researchers at Canada's McGill University have shown for the first time how existing technology could be used to directly detect life on Mars and other planets. The team conducted tests in Canada's high
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-21 01:34
A Black Hole is Pushing the Stars Around in this Globular Cluster
Astronomers have been fascinated with globular clusters ever since they were first observed in 17th century. These spherical collections of stars are among the oldest known stellar systems in the Universe,
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-19 00:59
SNAKE ROVERS MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY TO EXPLORE THE SURFACE AND TUNNELS ON MARS
Human space exploration is going to kick into high gear in the coming decades. Within the inner Solar System alone, missions are being planned that will see robotic explorers and crews sent to Near Earth
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-19 00:39
CURIOSITY ROVER EMBARKS ON EPIC TREK TO MOUNT SHARP
NASA’s Curiosity rover has at last begun her epic trek to the layered slopes of mysterious Mount Sharp – the mission’s primary destination which looms supreme inside the Gale Crater landing site. Scientists
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-19 00:33
EXOMARS 2018 ROVER POSTPONED TO 2020 LAUNCH
Liftoff of the ExoMars 2018 rover mission currently under development jointly by Europe and Russia has just been postponed for two years to 2020, according to an announcement today, May 2, from the European
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-19 00:28
TIME TO BUILD A VENUS ROVER
Venus is often described as being hell itself, because of its crushing pressure, acidic atmosphere, and extremely high temperatures. Dealing with any one of these is a significant challenge when it comes
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-19 00:22
MARS EXPLORATION ROVER
One of the most successful mission ever sent to Mars is the Mars Exploration Rover program, with the two rovers Spirit and Opportunity. They were launched separately to Mars in 2003 and landed safely several
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-19 00:05
WHY DON’T WE SEE THE CURIOSITY ROVER’S ARM WHEN IT TAKES A SELFIE?
Every time the Curiosity rover takes a ‘selfie’ on Mars, we get the same questions: “How was this picture taken?” “Why isn’t the rover’s arm or the camera visible in this picture?” “In all of Curiosity’s
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-19 00:00
THE NEXT MARS ROVER’S WHEELS WON’T GET TORN APART BY THE RED PLANET
The Curiosity Rover has made some incredible discoveries during the five years it has been operating on the surface of Mars. And in the course of conducting its research, the rover has also accrued some
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-18 23:55
NASA’S PLAN TO EXPLORE VENUS WITH A “STEAMPUNK” ROVER
Venus is one hellish place! Aside from surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead – as high as 737 K (462 °C; 864 °F) – there’s also the sulfuric acid droplets and extreme pressure conditions (92 times
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-18 23:43
METEORS EXPLODE FROM THE INSIDE WHEN THEY REACH THE ATMOSPHERE
Earth is no stranger to meteors. In fact, meteor showers are a regular occurrence, where small objects (meteoroids) enter the Earth’s atmosphere and radiate in the night sky. Since most of these objects
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-18 21:17
NASA’S OPPORTUNITY ROVER WITHSTANDS ANOTHER HARSH WINTER ON MARS
When the Opportunity rover landed on Mars on January 25th, 2004, its mission was only meant to last for about 90 Earth days. But the little rover that could has exceeded all expectations by remaining in
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-18 21:10
HOW LONG CAN A ROCKY WORLD WITHSTAND THE BLASTS FROM A RED DWARF STAR?
Red dwarf stars have become a major focal point for exoplanet studies lately, and for good reason. For starters, M-type (red dwarf) stars are the most common type in our Universe, accounting for 75% of
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-18 21:05
MAYBE MARS AND EARTH DIDN’T FORM CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
In recent years, astronomers have been looking to refine our understanding of how the Solar System formed. On the one hand, you have the traditional Nebular Hypothesis which argues that the Sun, the planets,
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-18 21:00
YES PLEASE! NASA IS CONSIDERING A HELICOPTER MISSION TO TITAN
The only thing cooler than sending a helicopter drone to explore Titan is sending a nuclear powered one to do the job. Called the “Dragonfly” spacecraft, this helicopter drone mission has been selected
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-18 20:55
ASTRONOMERS FIGURE OUT A NEW WAY TO SEARCH FOR PLANETS AT ALPHA CENTAURI
At a distance of 4.37 light-years from Earth, Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our own. For generations, scientists and speculative thinkers have pondered whether it might have a planetary
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ulbebergsma61
universe
2018-01-18 20:50
WHAT IS THE RADIAL VELOCITY METHOD?
Welcome back to our series on Exoplanet-Hunting methods! Today, we look at another widely-used and popular method of exoplanet detection, known as the Radial Velocity (aka. Doppler Spectroscopy) Method.
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-18 20:44
MYSTERIOUS FILAMENT IS STRETCHING DOWN TOWARDS THE MILKY WAY’S SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE
The core of the Milky Way Galaxy has always been a source of mystery and fascination to astronomers. This is due in part to the fact that our Solar System is embedded within the disk of the Milky Way –
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ulbebergsma61
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2018-01-18 20:39
HERE’S THE EARTH AND MOON SEEN FROM OSIRIS-REX
On September 8th, 2016, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission was launched into space. In the coming months, this space probe
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