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Why are meteor showers so unpredictable? The sun may be to blame
Once you remember that the sun also orbits the solar system's common center of mass, it all makes sense. Our sun is wobbling, ...
This planet is crumbling apart, giving it a giant tail like a comet
Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...
A planet 140 light-years from Earth is 'on its last breath' as it rapidly crumbles to pieces
A planet 140 light-years from Earth that is rapidly falling apart has been spotted by astronomers after they detected an ...
Cosmic Parade: Planets, the Moon, and a Comet Dazzle Over Paranal
A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...
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Seven Tips On: Scientifically Accurate Space Based Movies
STOWAWAY Set in space, but its science is firmly grounded in reality. In the not-too-distant future, a three-person mission to Mars discovers an accidental stowaway on their ship. They don’t have ...
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A Crumbling Planet Has Been Found 140 Light-Years From Earth, Leaving A Comet-Like Tail Of Debris In Its Wake
About 140 light-years from Earth, there is a planet that is rapidly disintegrating. The crumbling world is roughly the mass [ ...
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How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors
Grunsfeld, a former NASA astronaut who has served as both the agency's chief scientist and science division leader, helped ...