Nu Piscium – an Orange-hued Binary Star System
Nu Piscium (v Piscium) is an orange binary star system in the Pisces zodiac constellation. It is a massive star in the Pisces constellation. It…
Astronomy
Ancient Zircon Minerals from Mars Reveal the Red Planet’s Mysterious Internal Structure
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen determined the age and hafnium isotope composition of zircons, revealing that a population of these crystals came from Mars’…
Solar Probe Set To Break Own Record as Fastest Human-Made Object in the Universe This Weekend
As one may think, the fastest machine humanity has ever made is neither one of the Voyager Spacecraft or New Horizons. Instead, it’s a space…
Space Telescope Being Built Just To See if Alpha Centauri Habitable
The funding for a satellite telescope to see if the Alpha Centauri system — the closest planetary system to Earth – includes Earth-like planets in…
Perseverance’s Latest Mars Rock Sample Contains Curious Greenish Mineral
The Perseverance rover, which is still pootling around Mars sciencing the shit out of it, has just locked and loaded its third sample to bring…
The Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse in 600 Years Is Happening This Week. Here’s How to Watch
The Sun, Earth, and Moon will nearly perfectly align this week, resulting in a partial lunar eclipse when Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon. It…
Russia Blows Up Satellite, Causing ISS Astronauts to Shelter from Debris
The Russian military has used a missile to destroy one of its own satellites, resulting in space debris that poses a threat to everyone in…
09 Piscium – a Binary or Multiple Star System
09 Piscium is a variable giant star in the Pisces constellation. It is a yellow-hued G-type main-sequence star 108 light-years away in the zodiac constellation…
Dark-matter Free Galaxies are being discovered
Dark matter is a hypothetical type of matter that is thought to account for approximately 85 percent of all matter in the universe. Its presence…
A Supernova Explosion is Caused by a Stellar Collision
The Very Large Array Sky Survey provided astronomers with the first clue that eventually revealed a dramatic story: the remnant of a long-dead star had…
109 Piscium b – an Extrasolar Planet
109 Piscium b is an extrasolar planet with a long period discovered in orbit around 109 Piscium. It was discovered on November 14, 1999, as…
TRAPPIST-1e – a Terrestrial Exoplanet
TRAPPIST-1 e is a terrestrial exoplanet in the habitable zone of an M-type star. It is a solid, Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone…
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