The most recognizable feature on Pluto is its “heart,” a relatively bright valentine-shaped area known as…
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You Can’t Know the True Size of an Exoplanet Without Knowing its Star’s Magnetic Field
In 2011, astronomers with the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) consortium detected a gas giant…
Very bright fireball reported over New York, U.S.
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Stellar Winds Coming From Other Stars Measured for the First Time
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has made a major breakthrough. In…
Neutron Stars Could be Heating Up From Dark Matter Annihilation
One of the big mysteries about dark matter particles is whether they interact with each other.…
The Brightest Gamma Ray Burst Ever Seen Came from a Collapsing Star
After a journey lasting about two billion years, photons from an extremely energetic gamma-ray burst (GRB)…
Formation-Flying Spacecraft Could Probe the Solar System for New Physics
It’s an exciting time for the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology. Thanks to cutting-edge observatories,…
Watch a Satellite Reaction Wheel Melt in a Simulated Orbital Re-Entry
Most satellites share the same fate at the end of their lives. Their orbits decay, and…
Asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at 0.18 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00048…
Asteroid 2024 GV2 flew past Earth at 0.28 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 GV2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD /…