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Feb 26, 2024

Astronaut captures stunning images of a snowy Grand Canyon

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In the final days of his six-month stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen took some time out of his science work to snap some striking photos of a snow-covered Grand Canyon.

The images were captured from the station in recent days as it orbited Earth at an altitude of around 250 miles.

Feb 26, 2024

SLIM lives! Japan’s upside-down lander is online after a brutal lunar night

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The historic moon lander beat the odds.

Feb 26, 2024

Giant ‘bubble’ in space could be source of powerful cosmic rays

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Scientists have identified a region in the Milky Way capable of accelerating particles to super-high energy levels.

Feb 26, 2024

Huge set of galaxies is set to form largest cluster in known universe

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Astronomers have spotted a gargantuan protocluster – the primordial beginnings of a galaxy cluster – by searching near a quasar in the early universe.

By Alex Wilkins

Feb 26, 2024

Dracula’s Chivito: New Protoplanetary Disk discovered with Pan-STARRS

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A protoplanetary disk is a disk of dense gas and dust, orbiting a newly formed star. It is assumed that planets are born by the gradual accumulation of material in such a structure, therefore discoveries and studies of protoplanetary disks are essential for improving our understanding of planetary formation processes.

Now, a team of astronomers led by Ciprian T. Berghea of the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) in Washington, DC, has discovered a new disk of this type that is associated with an infrared source known as IRAS 23077+6707. The finding was made by inspecting the Pan-STARRS data while working on a variability study of active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates.

Feb 26, 2024

ISS astronauts witness ‘spectacular’ auroras from space (photos)

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Earlier this month, International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured absolutely stunning pictures of a flag-like green aurora stretching from the southern regions of the Earth far up into space.


“Every time I look out the window, I’m in awe.”

Feb 25, 2024

Galactic Wave May Have Crossed Paths With Earth, Scientists Find

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The more we learn about Earth’s past, the wilder it gets.


Known as the Radcliffe Wave, astronomers have discovered that this chain of stars, gas, and dust is propagating like a wave, too.

Feb 25, 2024

Astrophysicists Create Virtual Universe To Trace Milky Way’s Origins

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New mathematical models of our Milky Way Galaxy are helping a team of Argentine, Chilean and Spanish astrophysicists trace the origins of our galaxy back through time.

Feb 25, 2024

The ‘Devil comet’ will be visible during the 2024 solar eclipse

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It’s not often a bright comet is near the Sun during a total solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, catch Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks’ visit to the solar system.

Feb 25, 2024

Third Time’s a Charm — Lunar Library Successfully Lands on the Moon — Backup of Human Civilization Will Last for Up To Billions of Years

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Could we disregard author rights for the sake of putting civ backup?

And put a lot more or at least more chosen pieces (but what to choose)?


We are thrilled to announce that on February 22, 2024, our third attempt to land the Arch Mission Foundation’s 30 million page Lunar Library on the Moon has succeeded!

Continue reading “Third Time’s a Charm — Lunar Library Successfully Lands on the Moon — Backup of Human Civilization Will Last for Up To Billions of Years” »

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