Earth in a tunnel? Decades-old mystery unfolds
A new astrophysical model connects local structures in our neighborhood of the Milky Way and depicts Earth in a tunnel in space.
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Parker Solar Probe has a Venus flyby today
Parker Solar Probe will perform a close Venus flyby on October 16, 2021, to send the probe on toward its 10th close approach to the sun in November.
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51 Eridani b: An exoplanet orbits its star
An amazing animation of the young, Jupiter-like exoplanet 51 Eridani b, in orbit around its star, only 96 light-years away.
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Like Bailyâs Beads
“Like Bailey’s Beads,” said Meiying Lee, who created this magnificent composite of thin, waning moons.
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Proxima Centauri, closest star to our sun
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to our sun at 4.22 light-years away. It’s home to at least 2 planets and massive solar flares.
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Plutoâs atmosphere is disappearing
Pluto’s atmosphere is disappearing. The dwarf planet’s atmosphere is freezing as it moves farther from the sun in its orbit and falling to the surface.
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2 old open star clusters merging in the Milky Way
An astronomer in Brazil has looked toward a known open star cluster and found 2 old open star clusters, merging in our Milky Way galaxy.
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Moon and Venus on October 7, 8, 9 and 10
The young moon and Venus will be near each other in the sky from about October 7 to 10, 2021. The Southern Hemisphere has the best view!
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Where are the water worlds? New tool to find out
Where are the water worlds? Since water means life (as we know it), scientists studying exoplanets want to know. A new tool might help find them.
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Super-Earth, mini-Neptune or sub-Neptune?
The exoplanet community hasn’t yet converged on the best name for exoplanets that are 1.7 – 3.5 Earth-radii. Super-Earth, mini-Neptune, sub-Neptune?
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