The vast majority of planets near foreign stars are discovered by astronomers with the help of sophisticated methods. …
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‘Echo Mapping’ in Faraway Galaxies Could Measure Vast Cosmic Distances
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen you look up at the night sky at the galaxies, how do you know whether the specks …
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An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, …
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Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have made the first direct geometric measurement …
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Can Life Survive a Star’s Death? The James Webb Space Telescope Will Explore
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen stars like our Sun die, all that remains is an exposed core — a white dwarf. A …
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Space
Infrared Eyes on Enceladus: Hints of Fresh Ice in Northern Hemisphere
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew composite images made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft are the most detailed global infrared views ever produced of …
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Webb Telescope Will Study Jupiter, Its Rings, and 2 Intriguing Moons
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesJupiter, named for the king of the ancient Roman gods, commands its own mini-version of our solar system …
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Our solar system has one habitable planet — Earth. A new study shows other stars could have as …
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Secret Life of Lithium in Sun-like Stars: Created, Not Just Destroyed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLithium is becoming common in our everyday lives. It is the key ingredient in the batteries of our …
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Over the course of 182 days, the eROSITA X-ray telescope has completed its first full sweep of the …