Spiders from Mars? Try Europa.
A team of planetary scientists from Ireland have examined and named an intriguing feature on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon that resembles the shape of an arachnid — or perhaps an exploded…
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Scientists Intrigued by Large Spider-Like Blob on Europa
Spiders from Mars? Try Europa.
A team of planetary scientists from Ireland have examined and named an intriguing feature on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon that resembles the shape of an arachnid — or perhaps an exploded asterisk.
They’re…
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3I/ATLAS Still Shows an Anti-Tail, as it Gets Closer to Earth – Avi Loeb – Medium
- 3I/ATLAS Still Shows an Anti-Tail, as it Gets Closer to Earth Avi Loeb – Medium
- Q&A Before Closest Approach of 3I/ATLAS to Earth Avi Loeb – Medium
- Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal Live…
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‘Fiddler on the Moon’ documentary explores how Judaism might adapt as humanity reaches out into space
A new documentary short from directors Seth Kramer, Daniel Miller and Jeremy Newberger asks a simple question: What does Judaism look like in a society traveling into space, or living on other planets?
“Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space”…
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China Installs Defensive Countermeasures on Space Station
About a month after a tiny piece of space debris stranded three astronauts for nine days aboard China’s Tiangong space station, the taikonauts aboard the orbital outpost have begun making some modifications.
According to state media…
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This Star Is Being Eaten Alive—and Its Explosive Death Will Be Visible in Broad Daylight
A case of astronomical fratricide is doomed to end in a fiery supernova bright enough to be spotted from Earth during the day.
A study published this August in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society…
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How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?
It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found until 1992, when humans found another one. But this new planet wasn’t in our solar system—it was orbiting another star. We call this an…
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Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week – Live Science
- Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week Live Science
- This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?
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Geminid meteor shower to illuminate mid-December sky – news.cgtn.com
- Geminid meteor shower to illuminate mid-December sky news.cgtn.com
- Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight — here’s what to expect from one of the best shooting star shows of the year Space
- Unseasonably mild and dry weather persists for another…
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Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?
It’s a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today?
The answer is that some types of turtles can, and others can’t,…
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