astronomy
What’s Happening to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? The Solar System’s Largest Storm Could Finally Disappear
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), an easily visible anticyclonic vortex and the largest such vortex in the Solar System, has intrigued scientists ...
Stars and Dark Matter Don’t Interact in “Impossible Ways”
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Recent findings by astronomers using the Very Large Telescope show that the apparent uniform density across galaxies is a result of oversimplified ...
NASA Spots Mysterious Object Moving at 1 Million Miles per Hour
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This artist’s concept shows a hypothetical white dwarf, left, that has exploded as a supernova. The object at right is CWISE J1249, ...
Perseid Meteor Shower Spectacle Lights Up the Night Sky
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The Perseids meteor shower of 2024 peaks on August 11-12 and can be best enjoyed away from city lights after the moon ...
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Features Cosmic Fireworks and Aurora Dragons
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The shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year has been revealed with a hatful of spectacular celestial images picked from over ...
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Features Cosmic Fireworks and Aurora Dragons
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The shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year has been revealed with a hatful of spectacular celestial images picked from over ...
A Comet Exploded Above North America 12,800 Years Ago, Say Scientists
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A fragmented comet smashed into the Earth’s atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a widespread … [+] climatic shift, according to new research. ...
World’s Largest Telescope Mirror Will Bring the Stars Closer to Earth
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This artist’s rendering shows a night view of the Extremely Large Telescope in operation on Cerro Armazones in northern Chile. The telescope ...
Celebrating Independence Day With Webb’s Star Formation Spectacle
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This new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope showcases a young protostar in the process of forming within a fiery hourglass-shaped ...
Earth’s Inner Core Has Been Slowing Down Since 2010, Say Scientists
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Scientists have found that the Earth’s inner core is slowing down in relation to the planet’s … [+] surface. getty New research ...
