Brilliant Harvest Moon, the last supermoon of 2023, wows stargazers around the world (photos)
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Spain's new cubesats will fly in space like a flock of geese
Europe’s next launch will send a trio of CubeSats to Earth's orbit that mimic birds flying in formation.
More details - https://www.space.com/spain-cubesat-fly-in-formation-like-geese
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Europe’s next launch will send a trio of CubeSats to Earth's orbit that mimic birds flying in formation.
More details - https://www.space.com/spain-cubesat-fly-in-formation-like-geese
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Spain's new cubesats will fly in space like a flock of geese
Three fuel-free spacecraft will use algorithms and fringes of atmosphere to guide flight.
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UK startup readies new satellite that will make semiconductors in space
A U.K. startup is preparing to send a satellite to space that will manufacture new semiconductor materials that could be used in electronic devices on Earth.
More details - https://www.space.com/space-forge-to-make-semiconductors-in-space
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A U.K. startup is preparing to send a satellite to space that will manufacture new semiconductor materials that could be used in electronic devices on Earth.
More details - https://www.space.com/space-forge-to-make-semiconductors-in-space
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UK startup readies new satellite that will make semiconductors in space
Semiconductors made in space may be better than those made on Earth.
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'Modest, humble, and uncommonly smart': How a Soviet mathematician quietly solved the mystery of planet formation
We've only got to grips with how the planets in our solar system formed in the last 100 years. In the extract below from "What's Gotten Into You" (HarperCollins, 2023), Dan Levitt looks at the Soviet mathematician who spent a decade working on a problem that most astronomers had given up on, and — when he finally solved it — was met with disinterest and skepticism.
More details - https://www.space.com/soviet-mathematician-solves-planet-formation-mystery
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We've only got to grips with how the planets in our solar system formed in the last 100 years. In the extract below from "What's Gotten Into You" (HarperCollins, 2023), Dan Levitt looks at the Soviet mathematician who spent a decade working on a problem that most astronomers had given up on, and — when he finally solved it — was met with disinterest and skepticism.
More details - https://www.space.com/soviet-mathematician-solves-planet-formation-mystery
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'Modest, humble, and uncommonly smart': How a Soviet mathematician quietly solved the mystery of planet formation
"For years, he had the field of planetary formation, which he had created, virtually to himself. Most Soviet colleagues were skeptical and uninterested; his research appeared so speculative, so far removed from any evidence."
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Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds
The use of tiny microphones on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has proven incredibly beneficial to both engineers and scientists. The sensors can identify wind gusts and even hear the staccato popping sounds made of laser pulses made by the rover's instruments.
More details - https://www.space.com/microphones-in-space-listen-to-alien-worlds
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The use of tiny microphones on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has proven incredibly beneficial to both engineers and scientists. The sensors can identify wind gusts and even hear the staccato popping sounds made of laser pulses made by the rover's instruments.
More details - https://www.space.com/microphones-in-space-listen-to-alien-worlds
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Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds
It turns out that space can be a valuable sound stage.
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James Webb Space Telescope's stunning mosaic of Orion Nebula uncovers rogue planets (photos)
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured two stunning wide-field mosaics of the grandiose Orion Nebula, a large region of star formation that's one of the closest stellar nurseries to the solar system. It sits just 1,344 light-years away.
More details - https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-rogue-planets-stars-forming
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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured two stunning wide-field mosaics of the grandiose Orion Nebula, a large region of star formation that's one of the closest stellar nurseries to the solar system. It sits just 1,344 light-years away.
More details - https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-rogue-planets-stars-forming
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The James Webb Space Telescope's early galaxy images were oddly bright. Now we know why
The bright galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in the very early universe could be the product of bursts of massive star formation — and it's likely that this fact renders the galaxies more luminous than expected for the era in which they exist. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers who used computer simulations to model how these galaxies formed and began producing stars.
More details - https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-early-galaxies-explained-starburst
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The bright galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in the very early universe could be the product of bursts of massive star formation — and it's likely that this fact renders the galaxies more luminous than expected for the era in which they exist. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers who used computer simulations to model how these galaxies formed and began producing stars.
More details - https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-early-galaxies-explained-starburst
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists who created pulses of light so short they can be used to watch the inner workings of atoms.
More details - https://www.space.com/nobel-prize-physics-attoseconds-inside-atoms-electrons
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The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists who created pulses of light so short they can be used to watch the inner workings of atoms.
More details - https://www.space.com/nobel-prize-physics-attoseconds-inside-atoms-electrons
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
The trio devised methods for creating the tiniest slices of light.
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Russia pinpoints cause of Luna-25 moon lander's failure
Russia says it knows what caused the failure of its first moon shot in nearly 50 years.
More details - https://www.space.com/russia-luna-25-moon-crash-cause-found
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Russia says it knows what caused the failure of its first moon shot in nearly 50 years.
More details - https://www.space.com/russia-luna-25-moon-crash-cause-found
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Russia pinpoints cause of Luna-25 moon lander's failure
An onboard control unit failed to turn Luna-25's thrusters off at the proper time.
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Pulsar surprises astronomers with record-breaking gamma-rays
Nearly 1,000 light-years from where you're sitting lies a spinning, highly magnetized neutron star that is so dense, a tablespoon of it equals something like the weight of Mount Everest. It's an intense sight, to say the least, which is why astronomers naturally love studying it. You might've even heard its name uttered before: The Vela Pulsar.
More details - https://www.space.com/vela-pulsar-highest-energy-radiation-gamma-rays
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Nearly 1,000 light-years from where you're sitting lies a spinning, highly magnetized neutron star that is so dense, a tablespoon of it equals something like the weight of Mount Everest. It's an intense sight, to say the least, which is why astronomers naturally love studying it. You might've even heard its name uttered before: The Vela Pulsar.
More details - https://www.space.com/vela-pulsar-highest-energy-radiation-gamma-rays
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Hubble Telescope reveals a rare galaxy with a luminous heart (photo)
If you thought imagining the scale of our sun is stressful — it's 333,000 times more massive than the entire Earth — you'll be pleased to know the Hubble Space Telescope has reminded us of something even bigger. There's a galaxy out in space that's 1.1 trillion times more massive than our host star. It's named NGC 612, and we now have a new image of it.
More details - https://www.space.com/hubble-active-galaxy-photo-lenticular
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If you thought imagining the scale of our sun is stressful — it's 333,000 times more massive than the entire Earth — you'll be pleased to know the Hubble Space Telescope has reminded us of something even bigger. There's a galaxy out in space that's 1.1 trillion times more massive than our host star. It's named NGC 612, and we now have a new image of it.
More details - https://www.space.com/hubble-active-galaxy-photo-lenticular
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Here's how Artemis 2 astronauts will exercise, sleep and use the toilet on their moon mission (photos)
Just like any long camping trip, the first human moon mission to the moon in 50 years requires a lot of training just to get comfortable with everyday living.
More details - https://www.space.com/artemis-2-orion-spacecraft-moon-astronaut-mockup
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Just like any long camping trip, the first human moon mission to the moon in 50 years requires a lot of training just to get comfortable with everyday living.
More details - https://www.space.com/artemis-2-orion-spacecraft-moon-astronaut-mockup
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Here's how Artemis 2 astronauts will exercise, sleep and use the toilet on their moon mission (photos)
The Artemis 2 moon toilet might make you never want to be an astronaut.
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