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An expanding universe and distant stars—tips on how to experience cosmology from your backyard
6 hours ago
For people like me, light years, the expanding universe and the Big Bang are part of daily language.
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GRACE-FO spacecraft ready to launch
7 hours ago
Twin satellites that will monitor Earth's water cycle are scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California on Tuesday, May 22, in a unique rideshare arrangement. The two Gravity Recovery and Climate ...
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NASA sends new research on orbital ATK mission to space station
8 hours ago
Astronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the research arrives at the International Space Station following the 4:44 a.m. EDT (1:44 ...
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Study details the history of Saturn's small inner moons
8 hours ago
The small inner moons of Saturn look like giant ravioli and spaetzle. Their spectacular shape has been revealed by the Cassini spacecraft. For the first time, researchers of the University of Bern show how these moons were ...
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Dutch radio antenna launched from Chinese base to position behind the Moon
8 hours ago
Yesterday evening Central European Summer Time, the Netherlands Chinese Low-Frequency Explorer (NCLE) was launched on board the Chinese Queqiao satellite from Xichang in the south of China, to a position behind the Moon. ...
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ANU invites citizen scientists to search for exploding stars
8 hours ago
The Australian National University (ANU) invites citizen scientists to join the University's search for exploding stars called supernovae, which help astronomers to measure the Universe.
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Experts: China far side lunar mission potentially historic
11 hours ago
China's ambition to soft-land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon later this year faces considerable challenges, but if successful would propel the country's space program to the forefront of one of the most important ...
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Twin sportscar-sized satellites to chase water changes on Earth
22 hours ago
A pair of identical, sportscar-sized satellites are poised to zoom around the Earth and track changes in water and ice, offering new insights into global warming and sea level rise, NASA said Monday.
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Two bright high-redshift quasars discovered
May 21, 2018 report
Astronomers have detected two new bright quasars at a redshift of about 5.0. The newly found quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) are among the brightest high-redshift quasars known to date. The finding was presented May 9 in a paper ...
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Image: Hidden secrets of a massive star-formation region
May 21, 2018
Stellar nurseries are cloudy and dusty places that shine brightly in infrared light. The G305 star-forming complex is no exception. It features a number of bright, intricate gas clouds heated by infant stars in their midst. ...
