Those Underground Liquid Lakes on Mars May Have Been Just a Mirage
Researchers discovered evidence of liquid water lakes beneath Mars’ the South Pole in 2018. Scientists observed brilliant radar reflections compatible with big quantities of water…
Astronomy
Gliese 581 – a Red Dwarf Star
Gliese 581 is a star of the spectral class M3V (a red dwarf) at the center of the Gliese 581 planetary system in the Libra…
Gliese 649 b – an Extrasolar Planet
Gliese 649 b, also known as Gl 649 b, is an extrasolar planet that orbits the 10th magnitude M-type star Gliese 649, located 10 parsecs…
Gliese 649 – a Red Dwarf Star
Gliese 649 is a red dwarf star in the constellation Hercules that is approximately 34 light-years away from the Sun. An extrasolar planet has been…
Large Asteroid Will Fly By Earth Tonight – Here How to Watch It Live
On January 18, the stony asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will pass safely by Earth. Given its size of roughly 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) and proximity…
The Fastest Optical Flash Emitted by a Newborn Supernova has been Captured by Researchers
The quickest optical flash of a Type Ia supernova has been detected, according to a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on December 8,…
A Dying Star Giving Birth to a Black Hole or Neutron Star is Likely the Cause of a Super-Bright Stellar Explosion
A brilliant blue flash from the spiral arm of a galaxy 200 million light-years away was detected by telescopes all over the world in June…
Ingredients for Water could be Produced on the Moon’s Surface, According to a Chemical Factory
NASA scientists have discovered that when a torrent of charged particles known as the solar wind slams onto the Moon’s surface at 450 kilometers per…
No, This VideoDoesn’t Show China’s Artificial Sun Being Launched into Space
Social media has many benefits, allowing us to communicate with both friends and strangers from all over the world. However, it can sometimes lead to…
Intruder Star Spotted Disrupting the Formation of a Young Star System
The universe is a dangerous place, and protostar systems do not always get to condense peacefully into stars and planets. Astronomers have long hypothesized that…
Astronomers Discover Weird-Shaped Exoplanet Squished Like a Rugby Ball
The orbiting observatory Cheops has discovered an exoplanet with an unusual shape: WASP-103b, which has transformed into a Jupiter-sized rugby ball due to its star’s…
Brightest X-Ray “Cow” Supernova Observed By Astronomers
Astronomers spotted a supernova that did not fit in nearly four years ago: AT2018cow – often known as the “Cow” – was brighter and shorter…
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