Science & Astronomy

Asteroid Phaethon’s mysterious tail may finally have an explanation

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Asteroid Phaethon’s mysterious tail may finally have an explanation

Space.com November 30, 2023

For quite a while, an asteroid named Phaethon has presented astronomers with something of a conundrum.  When...

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Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here’s how to see it

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Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here’s how to see it

Space.com November 30, 2023

“In 1976, Janet and I signed up for an ‘astronomy cruise’ to Bermuda. We were on deck...

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Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds

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Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Space.com November 30, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found water and organic carbon molecules near a massive, active...

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Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdly

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Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdly

Space.com November 30, 2023

A weird blob of warm water that has appeared in the western Pacific seems to be making...

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Our solar system’s planets aren’t weird after all. Exoplanets have tilted orbits, too

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Our solar system’s planets aren’t weird after all. Exoplanets have tilted orbits, too

Space.com November 30, 2023

Skewed planetary pathways around a star aren’t so strange after all. Scientists have known that all the...

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On This Day In Space: Nov. 30, 1954: Meteorite falls on woman in Alabama

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On This Day In Space: Nov. 30, 1954: Meteorite falls on woman in Alabama

Space.com November 30, 2023

On Nov. 30, 1954, an Alabama woman received an out-of-this-world surprise. Elizabeth Hodges was napping on her...

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ISS astronauts watch Russian cargo ship burn up in Earth’s atmosphere (photos)

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ISS astronauts watch Russian cargo ship burn up in Earth’s atmosphere (photos)

Space.com November 30, 2023

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a front-row seat to some rare atmospheric “fireworks.” On Wednesday...

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Scientists just found a planet-forming disk beyond our Milky Way for the 1st time — yes, they’re thrilled

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Scientists just found a planet-forming disk beyond our Milky Way for the 1st time — yes, they’re thrilled

Space.com November 29, 2023

Astronomers have discovered the first example of a swirling disk of material feeding a young star located...

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This rare exoplanet system has 6 ‘sub-Neptunes’ with mathematically perfect orbits

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This rare exoplanet system has 6 ‘sub-Neptunes’ with mathematically perfect orbits

Space.com November 29, 2023

Astronomers have discovered an uncommon star system located just 100 light-years away from us, with six planets...

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The National Park Service wants to plant sequoias: Environmentalists sue, say there’s no need to interfere

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The National Park Service wants to plant sequoias: Environmentalists sue, say there’s no need to interfere

Phys.org November 29, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High-intensity fires in 2020 and 2021 devastated the adult sequoia tree population globally,...

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