Saturn’s rings could be much older than scientists first thought
Saturn’s rings might not be younger than the dinosaurs as recently suggested, but nearly as old as the giant planet itself at billions of years in age, a new study says. …
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This red giant star has starspots larger than the entire sun
Read more: This red giant star has starspots larger than the entire sunAstronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior.
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See the moon meet up with Mars this in the night sky this week
Read more: See the moon meet up with Mars this in the night sky this weekOn Dec. 17, the moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky in the Gemini constellation.
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NASA’s Mars exploration plans need ‘paradigm shifts’ to succeed, report finds
Read more: NASA’s Mars exploration plans need ‘paradigm shifts’ to succeed, report findsNASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years. …
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Galaxy-size jet from monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space (video)
Read more: Galaxy-size jet from monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space (video)Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers witnessed a massive black hole jet slam into an unknown object in space. …
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Astronomers discover 7 new ‘dark comets,’ but what exactly are they?
Read more: Astronomers discover 7 new ‘dark comets,’ but what exactly are they?By doubling the number of known “dark comets,” astronomers have been able to split them into two camps depending on their location in the solar system. …
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Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nations
Read more: Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nationsA total of 50 nations have now joined NASA’s efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration. …
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Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years
Read more: Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 yearsViolent superflares erupt from sun-like stars about once a century, far more frequently than previously expected. As a civilization around such a star, what does this mean for us? …
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Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon
Read more: Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moonJapanese company ispace signs agreement with Magna Petra for lunar collaboration and resource mining on future missions to the moon. …
