An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange
The long-held assumption that Jupiter’s iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia could be upended.
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Read more: An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange
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Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider
Read more: Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to considerBy the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.
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Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find
Read more: Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists findScientists expect the moon to have better soil for growing food than the red planet
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Once-in-a-160000-year comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week. Here’s what to expect.
Read more: Once-in-a-160000-year comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week. Here’s what to expect.One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it? …
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NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
Read more: NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration“We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back.”
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Big ‘dark comet’ discoveries could be coming in 2025
Read more: Big ‘dark comet’ discoveries could be coming in 2025The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new “dark comets” after coming online in July 2025. …
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Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)
Read more: Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.
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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy ‘kiss’
Read more: How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy ‘kiss’Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago. …
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Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life
Read more: Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial lifeResearchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic eruptions, and may be protecting signs of life — if there ever was life on Mars. …
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Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts (photo)
Read more: Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts (photo)The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America. …
