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Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?

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Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?

Space.com October 21, 2023

People have been asking why space is dark despite being filled with stars for so long that...

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A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life in chaotic terrain

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A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life in chaotic terrain

Space.com October 20, 2023

Planetary scientists want to search for biosignatures in what they believe was once a Martian mud lake....

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The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it

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The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it

Space.com October 20, 2023

During these next several days, if you happen to be outside prior to the break of dawn...

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Ultra-powerful plasma ‘blades’ could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests

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Ultra-powerful plasma ‘blades’ could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests

Space.com October 20, 2023

Stars could be sliced in half by “relativistic blades,” or ultra-powerful outflows of plasma shaped by extremely...

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Could Neptune’s largest moon swing a spacecraft into the planet’s orbit?

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Could Neptune’s largest moon swing a spacecraft into the planet’s orbit?

Space.com October 20, 2023

The only spacecraft to visit Neptune was the Voyager 2 probe, which spent just a few precious...

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James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane

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James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane

Space.com October 20, 2023

Though NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was initially touted as having the power to unveil our...

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Record-breaking radio burst could help us find the universe’s missing matter

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Record-breaking radio burst could help us find the universe’s missing matter

Space.com October 20, 2023

An 8 billion-year-old rapid burst of radio waves, stemming from ancient colliding galaxies, could help astronomers solve...

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Snake-like magnetic fields on the sun bring scientists closer to solving a major solar mystery

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Snake-like magnetic fields on the sun bring scientists closer to solving a major solar mystery

Space.com October 20, 2023

Solar scientists could be one step closer to solving a lingering mystery about the sun: why its...

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Human expansion found to pose widespread threat to biodiversity in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia

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Human expansion found to pose widespread threat to biodiversity in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia

Phys.org October 20, 2023

Distribution of threats of human expansion to biodiversity in Asia over 2000–2020. (A) Map of continuous threat...

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NASA’s Lucy probe will fly by a ‘dinky’ asteroid on Nov. 1. Here’s what to expect (video)

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NASA’s Lucy probe will fly by a ‘dinky’ asteroid on Nov. 1. Here’s what to expect (video)

Space.com October 20, 2023

NASA’s Lucy probe will fly by the space rock Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, and an agency video...

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