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Scientists Looked for a 'New Space-Time Structure' Deep Under the South Pole. This Is What They Found

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory under the South Pole probes space-time using "ghost particles," and scientists have just published a study on their work.

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Particle physics – a brief history of time-wasting? | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to an article that argued that the field of physics is too obsessed with discovering new particles

www.theguardian.com

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

Newly discovered super-Earths add to the list of planets around other stars that offer the best chance of finding life. An astronomer explains what makes these super-Earths such excellent candidates.

theconversation.com

The Big Bang should have made cracks in spacetime—why haven’t we found them?

Cosmic strings’ greatest power? Their ability to confound physicists.

arstechnica.com

 

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An Ancient Galaxy Collision Sheds Light on Dark Matter

Scientists think they might have explained the bizarre discovery of unusual galaxies free of dark matter.

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Watch the Large Hadron Collider Smash Particles at the Highest Energy Ever

The LHC has just restarted after three years, kicking off a new era of smashing particles at 13.6 trillion TeV, which is near lightspeed.

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The Universe’s Oldest Light Reveals Unprecedented Dark Matter Patterns

Scientists glimpsed the distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billions of years ago, which is much earlier than previous studies.

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Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years

Scientists have uncovered the long-term history of our receding moon. And it’s not from studying the moon itself, but from reading signals in ancient layers of rock on Earth.

theconversation.com

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully showed that it is possible to crash a spacecraft into a small asteroid. Whether the approach could save Earth from a future threat remains to be seen.

theconversation.com

We can use drones to get inside and learn more about active, gassy volcanoes

Drones can be used to collect gas samples from active volcanoes, where it is too dangerous for researchers. This data can be then used to predict the frequency and severity of eruptions.

theconversation.com

To search for alien life, astronomers will look for clues in the atmospheres of distant planets – and the James Webb Space Telescope just proved it’s possible to do so

Life on Earth has dramatically changed the chemistry of the planet. Astronomers will measure light that bounces off distant planets to look for similar clues that they host life.

theconversation.com

 

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On eve of first launch, Relativity Space seeks to join SpaceX as “disruptor”

“Almost from the beginning of the company, I wanted to build a Falcon 9 competitor.”…

arstechnica.com

Rocket Report: Amazing view of Falcon 9 landing, spaceport suit Down Under

“We remain confident of achieving our objective of a full vertical orbital launch.”…

arstechnica.com

New Webb images illuminate the formation of a galaxy cluster

Webb’s hardware tells us how fast material is moving.

arstechnica.com

 

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There May Be 4 Quintillion Alien Spacecraft Buzzing Nearby

That’s 18 zeros, in case you’re wondering.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Reddit - Dive into anything

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Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars

Two NASA spacecraft at Mars - one on the surface and the other in orbit - have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

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Inside NASA’s Bold Moonshot to Find Life Orbiting Saturn

The OWLS project might find alien microbes—while helping us keep our water clean here on Earth.

www.thedailybeast.com

China’s Shadowy Spaceplane Drops Mystery Package in Orbit

Here’s what it might be.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Can someone explain this one to me please?

 

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I have a "understanding the universe" poster in my office. We are soooo small.

 

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I have a "understanding the universe" poster in my office. We are soooo small.

Agreed 100%.

 

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New image of Cone Nebula makes it look like a mythological creature

A haunting image of the Cone Nebula, a star-forming region in the Milky Way Galaxy about 2,500 light-years from Earth, makes it appear like a mythological creature.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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New image of Cone Nebula makes it look like a mythological creature

A haunting image of the Cone Nebula, a star-forming region in the Milky Way Galaxy about 2,500 light-years from Earth, makes it appear like a mythological creature.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Beautiful.

 

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NASA Has a Theory for Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe

The history and current state of our own species provide some clues.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Energy jet traveling 7 times the speed of light appears to break the laws of physics

A jet of particles released by two colliding stars appears to be moving seven times faster than the speed of light — but astronomers blame a cosmic illusion known as superluminal motion.

www.livescience.com

Scientists Tested Einstein's Relativity on a Cosmic Scale, And Found Something Odd

Everything in the Universe has gravity – and feels it too.

www.sciencealert.com

Huge ‘planet killer’ asteroid discovered – and it’s heading our way

With a diameter of 1 to 2km, space rock named 2022 AP7 crosses our orbit but has ‘no chance’ of hitting Earth

www.theguardian.com

 

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Meteor over Ontario caught by 'global asteroid warning' startles some with loud boom

Videos captured in southern Ontario show the moment a meteor flew across the night sky early Saturday morning.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

Meteor's brilliant flash over Calgary caught on camera

A Calgary family's backyard camera caught a spectacular sight early Thursday morning.

calgary.ctvnews.ca

 

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Ride a balloon into SPACE from a floating spaceport

Florida-based firm Space Perspective has acquired a 292-foot-long shipping vessel, which it plans to turn into a 'marine spaceport' for luxury human spaceflights.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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NASA image of galaxy starts a 'new chapter in astronomy'

A new James Webb Telescope picture shows a tiny orange speck in the distance that is the farthest starlight ever seen by human eyes. It formed just 350 million years after the Big Bang.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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NASA's James Webb captures once-hidden beginnings of a young star

This is the first image showing the moment a young star is forming. This protostar is just 100,000 years old - compared to most that range in one billion to 10 billion years old.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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NASA shares footage of Earth taken from the Orion spacecraft

The 24-second clip shows the outline of our planet slowly shrinking away in the distance (pictured main left), as the Orion capsule was blasted into space at speeds of up to 12,000 mph (19,000 kph).

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Meteorite hunters: How amateur sleuths track down some of the oldest known pieces of the universe

Every year, meteorite falls happen across the globe. Finding them is an arduous and sometimes dangerous task, but these citizen scientists enjoy the challenge.

www.inverse.com

 

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NASA Scientists Present Theory About Why We Haven't Met Other Intelligent Life. It's Crushing.

E.T., phone Earth ... if you can.

www.huffpost.com

42 jaw-dropping James Webb Space Telescope images

From nebulas and black holes to baby star nurseries and ancient collisions, the universe has never looked more beautiful thanks to NASA's $10 billion-telescope.

www.livescience.com

A miniature universe shows particles may emerge out of empty space

A first-of-its-kind experiment simulating the cosmos with ultracold potassium atoms suggests that in a curved, expanding universe pairs of particles pop up out of empty space

www.newscientist.com

We may finally know how blazars act as cosmic particle accelerators

Supermassive black holes that beam powerful jets of matter towards Earth, known as blazars, accelerate particles to extraordinarily high energies – and astronomers have finally figured out how

www.newscientist.com

Watch NASA’s Artemis I mission fly past the moon

After blasting off on the enormous Space Launch System rocket, NASA's Orion capsule flies within 130 kilometres of the lunar surface as it prepares to enter orbit Read more: NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission is about to fly past the moon

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NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

After blasting off on the enormous Space Launch System rocket, NASA's Orion capsule has flown within 130 kilometres of the lunar surface as it prepares to enter orbit

www.newscientist.com

 

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Mauna Loa: World's largest active volcano on Hawaii has erupted

An eruption began in the summit caldera of Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Service's (USGS) said.

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A weird gamma ray burst doesn't fit our understanding of the cosmos

Astronomers have spotted a strange blast of gamma radiation from space that defies categorisation, and it may mean a gap in our understanding of how black holes form

www.newscientist.com

Mars may have a huge plume of hot rocks rising towards its surface

Mars has been viewed as a mostly geologically static world, but the planet may have an enormous underground plume of hot rocks slowly rising towards the surface

www.newscientist.com

Growing off-world diversity is making space for everyone

With more groups and organisations exploring space than ever before, we will all benefit from a diverse range of people and views in low Earth orbit and beyond

www.newscientist.com

Artemis astronauts prepare for future moon missions in Arizona desert

Deep in the Arizona desert, astronauts are learning how to walk on the moon. Two Earth-based operations, JETT3 and D-RATS, were designed to replicate aspects of future moon landings and help NASA engineers design the technology, protocols and tools to enable astronauts to do science on the lunar...

www.newscientist.com

The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system

Astronomers think that planets covered in water, with oceans hundreds of metres deep, could be relatively common in our galaxy. Now the race is on to find one

www.newscientist.com

Did magnetism shape the universe? An epic experiment suggests it did

The idea that magnetism helped shape the universe has been dismissed by scientists for decades, but now new experiments involving plasma that is hotter than the sun are prompting a rethink

www.newscientist.com

Space news, articles and features | New Scientist

Get the latest and most comprehensive space news and information on our Space subject page. Stay informed on space exploration, astronomy, and the cosmos with in-depth articles, videos, and infographics. Satisfy your space curiosity here

www.newscientist.com

 

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Amazing image of crescent Earth rising over the moon captured by Orion

The Orion capsule has made its closest pass above the surface of the moon and begun its journey back to Earth, capturing astonishing views of our planet on the way

www.newscientist.com

 

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Saturn’s Moon Titan May Be the ‘Bellwether’ for Alien Life

It might mean that ET is more common in the universe than we thought.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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JWST has taken pictures of clouds on Saturn’s moon Titan

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have watched clouds changing shape in the sky of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which could help us understand its weird atmosphere

www.newscientist.com

Webb telescope spies clouds beneath the thick haze of Saturn's moon Titan | CNN

The James Webb Space Telescope has spied clouds on one of the solar system's most intriguing moons. The space observatory turned its infrared gaze on Saturn's largest moon, Titan — the only moon in our solar system that has a dense atmosphere.

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Saturn's moon Enceladus may be more habitable than thought

New research suggests the subsurface soda ocean on Saturn's moon could increase the availability of phosphorus — a key ingredient for life as we know it.

astronomy.com

 

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How to observe exoplanets from your backyard

With the right equipment and techniques, finding these elusive objects is easier than you think.

astronomy.com

Type Ia supernovae: Inside the universe’s biggest blasts

These supernovae serve as vital distance indicators that show how our cosmos is expanding. But the events are still shrouded in mystery.

astronomy.com

Artemis 1: NASA sends world’s most powerful rocket to the Moon

After many delays, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has successfully launched, sending a crew-rated capsule on its way to lunar orbit.

astronomy.com

The Sky This Week: Get ready for the Geminids

Catch comets, meteors, and the Last Quarter Moon from December 9 to 16.

astronomy.com

Observing | Astronomy.com

Learn about upcoming observing events like eclipses, meteor showers, comets, conjunctions, and more — as well as how to observe and photograph them.

astronomy.com

 

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NASA’s Webb Telescope Spots a Jamboree of Stars in a Nebula

An exquisite follow-up to a record-setting photo taken earlier this year.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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From 'unidentified' objects to a 'strange light': What pilots reported over Canada in 2022

From 'unidentified' objects to a 'strange light,' Canadian aviation officials received at least 16 unusual reports in 2022, including 11 from pilots flying for Air Canada, WestJet, Virgin Atlantic, United and more.

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James Webb Space telescope's amazing images show the Universe unlike anything before

After only a year since its launch, the James Webb Space telescope has released spectacular images of galaxies, stars and planets in ways previous telescopes have taken years to capture. CTVNews.ca looks at a few of the striking pictures captured by the telescope this year and what we learned.

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Keep an eye on the sky for 2023's celestial events

Stunning meteor showers, full moons and eclipses will light up the sky in 2023. The year is sure to be a sky-gazer's delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar.

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