Science & Astronomy

Astronomers lined up under an asteroid’s shadow to measure its size precisely

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Astronomers lined up under an asteroid’s shadow to measure its size precisely

SNN February 2, 2022

Credit: Phys.org Astronomers will go to great lengths for science. Recently, dozens of astronomers had the misfortune...

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Potential for liquid water emergence on Mars mapped by scientists

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Potential for liquid water emergence on Mars mapped by scientists

SNN February 1, 2022

Probability of deliquescence for calcium perchlorate salts and formation of liquid water at 23 hours local Martian...

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Scientists make a new type of optical device using alumina

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Scientists make a new type of optical device using alumina

SNN February 1, 2022

Figure 1: A schematic diagram showing how researchers can study radiation from the early universe using an...

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In simulated mission, astronauts obtained direct haptic feedback from robots they control on the ground

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In simulated mission, astronauts obtained direct haptic feedback from robots they control on the ground

SNN February 1, 2022

Close-up of the ANALOG-1 robot rover exploring an artificial lunar landscape in the Valkenburg hangar near ESTEC,...

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A new mystery object within our Milky Way galaxy

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A new mystery object within our Milky Way galaxy

SNN February 1, 2022

Image Credit: ICRAR There are lots of mysterious objects in our home galaxy, the Milky Way galaxy. Consider the...

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New analysis leads to a fundamentally different view of supermassive black holes

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New analysis leads to a fundamentally different view of supermassive black holes

SNN February 1, 2022

Artist’s impression of the quasar ULAS J1120+0641. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser In the center of most galaxies lies...

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Moon phases 2022: This year’s moon cycles

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Moon phases 2022: This year’s moon cycles

SNN February 1, 2022

See the moon phases, and the difference between a waxing and waning crescent or gibbous moon, in...

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A possible explanation for the difference in the blue hues of Uranus and Neptune

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A possible explanation for the difference in the blue hues of Uranus and Neptune

SNN February 1, 2022

Figure 1. Composite HST/STIS and IRTF/SpeX central-meridian-averaged I/F spectra of Uranus and Neptune compared with each other...

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Superhorizon modes can explain Hubble tension

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Superhorizon modes can explain Hubble tension

SNN January 31, 2022

1 / 1The sketch depicts a perturbation of very large wavelength, larger than the size of the...

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Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun’s cycle — and scientists are concerned

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Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun’s cycle — and scientists are concerned

SNN January 31, 2022

A powerful solar flare captured in 2010 by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) An extremely...

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