This Jaw-Dropping Simulation Gives Us Our Best Look Yet at Baby Stars Being Born0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2021
The birth of a star is a wild and magnificent thing.
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Two Asteroids That Could Be As Big As Football Fields to Zip Past Earth0
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- May 19, 2021
This week, two asteroids that could be as large as football fields will fly safely past the Earth.
Voyager 1 Detects Plasma Waves in Interstellar Medium0
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- May 19, 2021
Launched in September 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flew by Jupiter in 1979 and then Saturn in late 1980. In August 2012, it crossed the heliopause and became the first in situ probe of the very local interstellar medium. Now, using data from the Plasma Wave System on Voyager 1, a team of researchers from Cornell University and the University of Iowa has detected very weak plasma wave emission in the interstellar medium.
The Milky Way may have grown up faster than astronomers suspected0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2021
Most of the galaxy’s disk was in place before a major collision 10 billion years ago
Scientists find liquid water inside a meteorite, revealing clues about the early solar system0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 18, 2021
Scientists have spotted water in a primitive meteorite, expanding our understanding of the ancient solar system.
Where do meteorites come from? We tracked hundreds of fireballs streaking through the sky to find out0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 18, 2021
If asked where meteorites come from, you might reply “from comets.” But according to our new research, which tracked hundreds of fireballs on their journey through the Australian skies, you would be wrong.
China lands unmanned spacecraft on Mars for first time0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2021
State-run media says landing ‘spectacularly conquered’ a new milestone; it joins US Perseverance rover which landed in February
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2021
If you’re a fan of titanium, you should head to the nearest supernova. You’ll get more than enough of it. And its presence can help astronomers understand how supernovae work.
A study of Earth’s crust hints that supernovas aren’t gold mines0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 14, 2021
A smattering of plutonium atoms embedded in Earth’s crust are helping to resolve the origins of nature’s heaviest elements.
Mysterious Wobbles in Saturn’s Rings Reveal Clues About Its ‘Fuzzy’ Interior0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 13, 2021
What’s in a gas giant?
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