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Category: Astronomy

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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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        Nebula
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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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            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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              Earth's Magnetic Field
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              Using radio signals from exoplanets to detect magnetic fields

              Posted on July 29, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              An observational technique called ‘beam-forming’ detects exoplanetary radio emissions that allow researchers to calculate exoplanets’…

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                Mysterious gas found near Milky Way’s center

                Posted on December 14, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                A mysterious cold gas shooting out of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has left scientists puzzled.

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                  A different kind of child star

                  Posted on October 29, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Maybe you didn't have a stellar childhood, but stars definitely did. (Get it?) Learn about a major research project that investigated one…

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                    A new understanding of weather on Saturn

                    Posted on May 15, 2020October 24, 2022 by Hunter Dulay

                    The Cassini spacecraft revealed the atmosphere of Saturn has large regions that don’t cycle to the poles and that the atmosphere is filled…

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

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