The 1st extragalactic planet?
Scientists believe they might have detected the 1st extragalactic planet by examining x-rays from M51, the famous Whirlpool Galaxy.
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Flashing star in autumn? Here are 3 candidates
Some October night, check out 3 of the flashiest stars in the night sky … at least at this time of year. Why a flashing star flashes, here.
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Tiny Microscopic Hunters Could Be a Crystal Ball for Climate Change – Duke Today
DURHAM, N.C. — It’s hard to know what climate change will mean for Earth’s interconnected and interdependent webs of life. But one team of researchers at Duke University says we might begin to get a glimpse of the future from…
New fossil discovery may add 100s of millions of years to animal evolution
A new fossil discovery may be the oldest animal fossil on record. The 890-million-year-old sponge would push back the evolutionary timeline for animals.
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In Germany, global warming is changing more than just the climate. It’s changing politics, too. – NBC News
AHRWEILER, Germany — Layers of dried mud on sidewalks, concrete roads turned to gravel and time-worn stone bridges washed away. Three months after this summer’s catastrophic floods in Germany’s Ahrweiler region, there are reminders everywhere of the destruction they wrought….
Climate change: First-ever US intel report on global warming includes India in 11 highly vulnerable nations — check details – The Financial Express
The report also has a section which argues about who bears the responsibility to act. US intel report on climate change: The US intelligence’s assessment of climate change has come out and as per the report, India and Pakistan are…
Grus the Crane, home to âthe bright oneâ
Grus the Crane is a constellation best seen from the Southern Hemisphere that has one notably bright star whose name actually means, “the bright one.”
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Putin Issues Ultimatum To Germany As EU Summit Exposes Energy Crisis Divide
Vladimir Putin issued a stern ultimatum against Germany as EU leaders clashed over solutions to the energy crisis in Brussels. EU leaders on Thursday struggled to agree on a common response to soaring energy prices, which have exposed familiar rifts…
White dwarf star abruptly switches on and off
Astronomers have witnessed a white dwarf switching on and off – or going from a bright to dim stage and back – over a period of just 30 minutes.
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Venus at greatest elongation on October 29
With Venus at greatest elongation east, it slides as far from the sun as possible, creating a viewing target after sunset. Venus appears better the farther south you live.
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