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Forget That Planet That Orbits Every 16 Hours. That’s so Last Week. Now Astronomers Have Found a Metal Planet That Orbits its Star EVERY 8 HOURS – Universe Today
[ad_1] Most exoplanets are found using a technique known as the transit method, where the exoplanet passes in front of
NASA Launches New Mission to Explore Universe’s Most Dramatic Objects
[ad_1] NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission launched at 1 a.m. EST Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
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“Humanity Has ‘Touched’ the Sun”
[ad_1] In this artist’s concept, the Parker Solar Probe hovers above the Alfven surface, a hilly boundary that defines the
Hubble Space Telescope completes its annual ‘grand tour’ of the solar system – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Hubble’s takes its annual look at the solar systems four gas giants. Image: Jupiter. Image: NASA, ESA, A. Simon
How Our Largest Dwarf Galaxy Keeps the Others In Line
[ad_1] There’s something strange about the dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way. These smaller galaxies orbit our own, but many
The planets put on a sunset sky show – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are joined in the early-evening sky soon after sunset by a waxing crescent Moon. Watch
Hubble camera back on line; other instruments remain in ‘safe mode’ – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The upgraded Hubble Space Telescope, seen moments before release from the space shuttle Atlantis’ robot arm near the end
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NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting
[ad_1] NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and