September 7, 2024
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Ladakh Dunes | Astronomy Magazine

Ladakh Dunes | Astronomy Magazine FAKE product dunes-of-ladakh https://www.astronomy.com/imagen-del-día/photo/dunes-of-ladakh/ Ladakh Dunes | Astronomy Magazine Anushtup Roychoudhury, from Kolkata, India Cygnus and the central region of the Milky Way grace the skies above the white sand dunes of Ladahk, India's first dark sky reserve. This mosaic consists of 7 vertical panels of five subframes of 15

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Massive black holes may eat small galaxies differently than large ones

Dwarf galaxies like NGC 5264 are thought to host smaller versions of the supermassive black holes found at the centers of all massive galaxies. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA It is well known that all massive galaxies like the Milky Way They host supermassive black holes millions to billions of times the mass of the Sun

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Ephemeral morning frost discovered on top of Mars' tallest volcanoes

Frost (blue) covers the summit of Olympus Mons, the highest volcano in our solar system. This image was taken by ESA's Mars Express orbiter at 7:20 am local Martian time. The right side of the mountain is illuminated by the rising sun in the east. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin. In early 2022, the then-Ph.D. Student Adomas

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How can the visible universe have a radius of 46 billion light years when the universe is only 13.8 billion years old?

Return to article list The expansion of the universe explains how it can be much larger than 13.8 billion light years. How can the visible universe have a radius of 46 billion light years when the universe is only 13.8 billion years old? And how can we detect light from 46 billion light years away

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A new star in the sky could be the 'brightest nova of the generation'

The Corona Borealis is located near the constellation Hercules. The position of T CrB is marked with a green dot. This view shows the sky around 2 a.m. local daylight time in mid-April. Please note that the constellations will rise and set at different times throughout the year, but their positions relative to each other

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Space weather forecast needs update to protect future Artemis astronauts

The Sun can send out eruptions of energetic particles. Credit: NASA/SDO via AP NASA has set its eyes on the Moon with the aim of send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establishing a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn't exactly a habitable place for people. Cosmic rays

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Space weather forecast needs update to protect future Artemis astronauts

The Sun can send out eruptions of energetic particles. Credit: NASA/SDO via AP NASA has set its eyes on the Moon with the aim of send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establishing a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn't exactly a habitable place for people. Cosmic rays

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Doing tricks | Astronomy Magazine

Doing tricks | Astronomy Magazine FAKE product doing tricks https://www.astronomy.com/picture-of-the-day/photo/monkeying-around/ Doing tricks | Astronomy Magazine Kfir Simon, taken from Tivoli Farm, Namibia The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) is an emission nebula and star-forming region 6,400 light-years away, in the constellation Orion. This SHORGB image was taken with four hours of exposure on a 24-inch

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How can the visible universe have a radius of 46 billion light years when the universe is only 13.8 billion years old?

Return to article list The expansion of the universe explains how it can be much larger than 13.8 billion light years. How can the visible universe have a radius of 46 billion light years when the universe is only 13.8 billion years old? And how can we detect light from 46 billion light years away

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A new star in the sky could be the 'brightest nova of the generation'

The Corona Borealis is located near the constellation Hercules. The position of T CrB is marked with a green dot. This view shows the sky around 2 a.m. local daylight time in mid-April. Please note that the constellations will rise and set at different times throughout the year, but their positions relative to each other

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