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Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars For the first time, scientists have caught two neutron stars in the act of colliding, revealing that these strange smashups are the source of heavy elements … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 3, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth The largest asteroid in more than a century is set to pass by Earth at a relatively close distance of 4.4 million miles (7 … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 6, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan The Eclipse That Revealed the Universe In 1919, British astronomers photographed a solar eclipse and proved that light bends around our sun — affirming Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Few eclipses have had more … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 2, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Planet is ‘hotter than most stars’ Scientists have found a hellish world where the “surface” of the planet is over 4,000C – almost as hot as our Sun. In part, that’s because KELT-9b’s host … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 3, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan NASA’s Jupiter Mission Reveals the ‘Brand-New and Unexpected’ The top and bottom of Jupiter are pockmarked with a chaotic mélange of swirls that are immense storms hundreds of miles across. The planet’s interior core … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 1, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Saturn’s Hexagon in Motion This colorful view from NASA’s Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn’s north pole known as “the hexagon.” This movie, made from images … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan What Does SpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Mean for Space Travel? This week a major milestone in spaceflight took place. SpaceX, the private company with big dreams for manned spaceflight, launched a partly used rocket into … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 2, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Cassini probe sweeps over Saturn’s moon Enceladus The NASA craft swept just 50km above the moon’s surface in a final attempt to “taste” the chemistry of water jets spewing from its south pole. Enceladus … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 2, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by David Kaplan Claim made for hydrogen ‘wonder material’ Scientists in the US say they have at last managed to turn hydrogen into a state where it behaves like a metal. If that is true – and it is … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 3, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by David Kaplan Where Will NASA Go in the Age of Trump? Two weeks after a presidential election that could have vaulted him to the head of NASA, John Grunsfeld reached across his peanut curry at a small restaurant … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Telescope That ‘Ate Astronomy’ Is on Track to Surpass Hubble Like the petals of a 20-foot sunflower seeking the light, the 18 hexagonal mirrors that make up the heart of NASA’s James Webb Space … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 3, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by David Kaplan If Planet Nine Is Out There, It Tilts Our Solar System Most people think the eight planets in our solar system orbit the sun along a straight plane, like a disc on a record player. But … Continue reading →

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O, For a Dark Night Sky

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ST Editors

by David J. Kaplan The city’s night sky Holds the moon aloft, A dim orb. Constellations—incomplete, The drinking gourd dismantled Cassiopeia banished. Orion dismembered. O, for a dark night sky, Which shimmers In both mind and eye. When meteors from … Continue reading →

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