Science & Astronomy

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter captures breathtaking shot of Martian sunset (photo)

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter captures breathtaking shot of Martian sunset (photo)

Space.com March 11, 2023

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently took to the skies for its 45th flight, traveling nearly one-third of...

Say goodbye to winter stars and watch the night sky transition to spring this month

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Say goodbye to winter stars and watch the night sky transition to spring this month

Space.com March 11, 2023

We have reached that particular time of the year when the sky is in transition and we...

Earth spouts ‘biosignatures’ into space, hinting that other life-bearing worlds may do the same

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Earth spouts ‘biosignatures’ into space, hinting that other life-bearing worlds may do the same

Space.com March 11, 2023

Forms of oxygen created by living organisms can be found in space around our planet, a new...

Webb telescope just saw more galaxies in a snapshot than Hubble’s deepest look

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Webb telescope just saw more galaxies in a snapshot than Hubble’s deepest look

Mashable March 11, 2023

A project to map the earliest structures of the universe has found 15,000 more galaxies in its...

A newly discovered asteroid could, but probably won’t, hit earth in 2046

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A newly discovered asteroid could, but probably won’t, hit earth in 2046

Mashable March 11, 2023

A newly discovered asteroid may collide with Earth on Valentine’s Day about 20 years from now, NASA...

Strange circular dunes on Mars spotted in these NASA photos

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Strange circular dunes on Mars spotted in these NASA photos

Space.com March 10, 2023

Planetary scientists have captured an image of near-perfectly circular sand dunes on the surface of Mars. While...

Wormholes might bend light like black holes do — and that could be the key to finding them

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Wormholes might bend light like black holes do — and that could be the key to finding them

Space.com March 10, 2023

If wormholes exist, they could magnify the light of distant objects by up to 100,000 times —...

‘Missing link’ protostar may prove solar system’s water is older than the sun

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‘Missing link’ protostar may prove solar system’s water is older than the sun

Space.com March 10, 2023

Astronomers have detected an abundance of water in the form of gas in a disk of planet-forming...

Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says

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Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says

Space.com March 10, 2023

A newly discovered asteroid may make a perilously close approach to Earth about 20 years from now,...

A comet coming in 2024 could outshine the stars – if we’re lucky

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A comet coming in 2024 could outshine the stars – if we’re lucky

Space.com March 10, 2023

A newfound comet might light up the skies in fall of 2024, if we’re lucky. But before...