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Have astronomers found the 'secret recipe' for rapid planet growth?

Researchers may have discovered the secret ingredient of planet growth, which causes some worlds to grow rapidly in disks of gas and dust around infant stars. The model could be of specific value in understanding the growth of the solar system's giant planets. Scientists have a fairly good understanding of how the rocky inner planets of the sola ...
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Posted: Sept. 6, 2024 Category: Solar System By: Lea, Robert

Space Delivery Arrives After Roscosmos Cargo Craft Docks

The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft arrived at the aft port of the orbiting laboratory’s Zvezda Service module at 1:53 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Aug. 17. The spacecraft launched at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Roscosmos spacecraft is deliveri ...
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Posted: Sept. 6, 2024 Category: International Space Station (ISS) By: Dobrijevic, Daisy

Help scientists find new black holes with this free smartphone app

I'm sitting on a plane staring at three grainy black-and-white images on my phone. "Real or bogus," I mutter to myself. Real, I decide, and move on to the next trio. I'm on the hunt for newly formed black holes, using the new citizen science app Black Hole Finder. Developed by the Dutch Black Hole Consortium, the mobile app allows members of the pu ...
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Posted: Sept. 6, 2024 Category: Black Holes By: Mehta, Jatan

The Supermoon Blue Moon rises today. Here's what to expect now

The next full moon will officially be 100% illuminated at 2:26 p.m. EDT (1826 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. But it won't be just any old full moon, it will be a Supermoon Blue Moon! The exact moonrise time will depend on your location. Sounds pretty cool, but what exactly does that mean? Let's take a look at what makes a "supermoon" and a "Blue Mo ...
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Posted: Sept. 6, 2024 Category: Moon By: Dupont, Erika

Once-in-a-lifetime' photo: Perseid meteors, northern lights and rare glowing arc shine over 11th-century castle

When photographer Josh Dury set out to photograph the peak of the Perseid meteor shower overnight on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, little did he know he'd be treated to a truly special cosmic display. The breathtaking image Dury captured shows not only Perseid meteors raining down through the sky but also northern lights and a rare atmospheric glow known as ...
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Posted: Sept. 6, 2024 Category: Solar System By: Worden, Pete