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Category: What is out in space?

What is matter and dark matter? What kinds of things happen in space? What do we know about the physics in space?
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DART collision alters path of a near-Earth asteroid

Posted on July 6, 2023September 21, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle

Scientists tested planetary defense technology by slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to alter its course. They used…

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    Creating a cosmic family tree

    Posted on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Astronomers traced the genealogy of a kilonova explosion by using models to find its most likely parent stars.

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      How to spot colorful life on icy exoplanets

      Posted on November 7, 2022May 8, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle

      In recent decades, astronomers have discovered more than 5000 planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, with nearly 9000 more…

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        When life detoxifies itself, it leaves behind a helpful sign

        Posted on October 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Scientists found that a methylated gas produced by life as a waste product of detoxification could serve as a remotely observable sign of…

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          How do we choose which planets to search for life?

          Posted on September 19, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Scientists used computer models to determine how likely a planet is to be habitable by its age, size, and distance from its sun.

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            Why did a bunch of asteroids hit the Earth billions of years ago?

            Posted on July 6, 2022April 17, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle

            The first cells of life on Earth had a lot to contend with. Conditions were harsh and unpredictable. The air was thick with volcanic gases.…

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              Future telescopes could search for alien farms

              Posted on April 12, 2022October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

              Simulations suggest that the light observed from a distant planet around another star might be able to show evidence of ammonia and nitrous…

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                A detailed look at a rare meteorite

                Posted on January 10, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                A carbonaceous meteorite that fell in Costa Rica holds organic compounds that are preserved from the earliest stages of our solar system,…

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                  How can we search for life as we don’t know it?

                  Posted on December 16, 2021October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

                  It's hard to look for signs of life beyond Earth. It's a little easier if we assume that life out there is like Earth life. But what if it…

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                    Tardigrades help us understand if rocks can be vehicles for life

                    Posted on October 11, 2021October 24, 2022 by AnurupMohanty

                    Have you heard of Panspermia? The hypothesis says that life originated somewhere else and travelled to Earth on rocks through space.…

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                      Artist's impression of the planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581. Credit: ESO

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