Neptune’s New Thermal Maps reveal unexpected Temperature Swings
Neptune is the most distant planet in our solar system, the eighth major planet from the Sun. The ice giant is more than 30 times…
Astronomy
EZ Aquarii – a Triple Star System
EZ Aquarii is a Main Sequence Star. It is not part of the Aquarius constellation outline, but it is within the boundaries of the constellation.…
Future of Humanity Institute Academic Warns Against Planned Message to Aliens
A new proposed message to aliens, according to an Oxford scholar from the Future of Humanity Institute, might be a poor idea for humanity that…
NASA Just Sent a Holographic Doctor to the International Space Station
There has been a constant human presence in space for almost 20 years. If that isn’t enough science fiction made true for you, consider this:…
Curiosity Rover Discovers Organic Molecules That Are Consistent With Early Life on Mars
Thiophenes are organic chemicals found in coal, crude oil, and, strangely enough, white truffles, a mushroom prized by epicureans and wild pigs. Thiophenes were recently…
GJ 1245 – a Double Star
GJ 1245 (also known as Gliese 1245) is a double star 14 light-years away, relatively close to the Solar System, with components G 208-44 and…
Organic Molecules Containing Nitrogen Found in 4-BillionYear-Old Martian Meteorites
A research team led by Atsuko Kobayashi of the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Mizuho Koike of the Japan Aerospace…
Difference between Stars and Planets
Planets revolve around the other stars while a star doesn’t revolve around any other object. Because they are both celestial bodies located in outer space,…
Deep Learning will Aid Future Success Rovers on Mars Push to Go Further, Faster, and Do More Science
The Mars rovers, developed by NASA, are one of the greatest scientific and space achievements of the last two decades. Using on-board processors less powerful…
World’s Earliest Account of Auroras Found in 3,000-Year-Old Chinese Documents
Some people believe that an incident recounted in the Chinese Bamboo Annals is a description of a dazzling aurora. If that’s the case, this would…
Two Populations of Slimmed-Down Red Giant Stars Have Finally Been Found
Some red giant stars have been thought for a long time that they are losing a lot of mass to their companions, but verifying this…
LTT 1445 Ab – a Super Earth Exoplanet
LTT 1445 Ab is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. It has a mass of 2.87 Earths, takes 5.4 days to complete…
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