Astronomy

Astronomy

Surface of asteroid Bennu turns out to be a ball pit

The boulders that make up the surface of asteroid Bennu barely stick together, new research shows. The asteroid Bennu continues to amaze. Earlier,...
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Astronomy

Colliding galaxies? Yes, but you have to look closely!

Somewhere in this Hubble image, two galaxies collide. And no, it's not the two large spiral galaxies that seem to be sliding...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

These ancient microbes lived on light. And now help us track down extraterrestrial life

The earliest life on Earth got its energy from sunlight, which penetrated deep into the waters of the ocean. What does that...
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Astronomy

James Webb shortlist announced: we will see these cosmic crown jewels on Tuesday

We finally know which objects James Webb photographed and what we will see images of next Tuesday. It's an impressive list! We are...
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Astronomy

Citizen scientist tracks down 34 ultra-cool brown dwarfs without fear of commitment

It seems that brown dwarfs also regularly have a companion. If we take our sun as an example, you would think that stars often...
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Astronomy

First pictures of James Webb are coming – and NASA is already setting high expectations

In the run-up to the long-awaited color images, the American agency is already making us happy with a very good test photo. We are...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Newly discovered, hefty space rock is coming closer than the moon today

The nearer will pass our planet at 'only' 89,000 kilometers. Only a few days ago, space rock 2022 NF came into the crosshairs of...
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Astronomy

In space, your bones can age ten years in six months (but you can do something about it)

A trip to space is no fun for your body. In fact, even extremely fit astronauts have weakened bones long after return....
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Mysterious rocket component that crashed on the moon in March turns out to have left behind a strange crater

Images of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that the missile part has struck a double crater. And that's surprising. In late January, data...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Sizzling 10-year anniversary Higgs boson: protons collide harder than ever at CERN

July 4, 2022 will mark ten years since physicists at CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs boson. After a search of...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Are water worlds more common than expected?

Exoplanets with atmospheres of hydrogen and helium could have temperatures and pressures that allow for water in liquid form. © (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)...
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Astronomy

Giant corn kernels the size of France: this is what the sun looks like up close

Curious what our mother star looks like up close? The space photo of the week shows it! This image was taken in 2020...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Biofinder breakthrough in search for extraterrestrial life: ‘If this succeeds, the world will shake to its foundations’

For the time being, extraterrestrial life does not present itself on a silver platter in the form of UFOs full of space creatures....
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Astronomy

NASA is going to ram a moon in September – and that could have much bigger consequences than expected

The US space agency expects to create a small crater, but new research suggests it will change the moon beyond recognition. The DART spacecraft...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Asteroid impact penciled into the calendar before April 2, 2052 can be erased

Scientists reassure after an intensive manhunt: asteroid 2021 QM1 on closer inspection poses no threat to Earth this century. For months, a looming space...
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Astronomy

Scientists come up with new advice in the hunt for (decayed) Martians: dig much deeper!

Current Mars rovers drill only two inches deep. However, if we want to come across traces of former life, we will have...
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Astronomy

Missing neutrinos in Russian experiment may indicate new particle

An experiment deep under the Caucasus Mountains finds fewer neutrinos than you would expect based on the theory. Are sterile neutrinos responsible...
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Astronomy

‘Alien life doesn’t need an Earth-like planet at all’

New research suggests that life may also arise on planets that are virtually unlike our own in any way. The search for extraterrestrial life...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Space tourism erupts: why rocket emissions are so terribly harmful

Now that we can visit every corner of the earth, it should be more exciting: into space. But that space tourism is...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

This gigantic bubble is many light years in size, but luckily it didn’t burst

In 2015, the American Gary Pearlman made the largest bubble with a volume of 96 cubic meters. Yet this record pales in...
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