Astronomy & Space
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Astronomers detect an inflated ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet
NGTS detrended gentle curve of NGTS-21 phase-folded to the best-fitting interval. Credit score: Alves et al., 2022. A global crew…
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft prepares to swing by Earth
This illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft passing one of the Trojan Asteroids near Jupiter. Credit: Southwest Research Institute On Oct.…
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Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
This artist’s impression shows an ultra-hot exoplanet, a planet beyond our Solar System, as it is about to transit in…
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#MeToo in space: We must address the potential for sexual harassment and assault away from Earth
There are fewer women than men astronauts involved in research, training and missions. Credit: CH W/Unsplash A new dawn of…
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Examining our options for automated in-orbit assembly of large structures
Examples of on-orbit assembly: (a) the EASE/ACCESS assembly experiments [2], (b) the repairing to the Hubble Space Telescope [3], (c)…
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Exploring the origin of the supersoft X-ray light curve
Evolutionary track of an accreting WD of 1.3 M⊙ in the HR diagram. The starting point is given by “A.”.…
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Seeing how a spacecraft dies
Credit: University of Strathclyde This simulation of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) space truck reentering Earth’s atmosphere starts by representing…
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NASA’s Chandra finds galaxy cluster collision on a ‘WHIM’
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/A. Sarkar; Optical: NSF/NOIRLab/WIYN Astronomers taking inventory of the material in the local universe keep coming up short.…
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NASA’s Lucy to fly past thousands of objects for Earth gravity assist
NASA’s Lucy Mission passes an asteroid. Artist rendition. Credit: NASA/SWRI Mission engineers will track NASA’s Lucy spacecraft nonstop as it…
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SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away
In this photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida…
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