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Juno probes depths of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Juno spacecraft data show the Great Red Spot – nearly 1.5 Earths wide – with roots penetrating some 200 miles (300 km) into Jupiter’s atmosphere.
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Video – How do human genes act in space?
“Looking at gene expression … we really see an explosion, like fireworks taking off, as soon as the human body gets into space.”
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7 Alien Earths; May Be Swapping Life via Meteorites
Tiny life-forms can move easily between these recently described planets, according to a study of the travel times between worlds.
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In a First, Gravitational Waves Linked to Neutron Star Crash
The stunning find is already helping astronomers resolve a heated debate about the cosmic origins of gold and silver.
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Video – Five New pairs of merging supermassive black holes discovered
Astronomers have found five new supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. When galaxies collide and merge with each other, it can force their supe…
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After Cassini’s End at Saturn, Outer Planets Exploration Shifts to Jupiter
NASA and the European Space Agency may soon launch new missions to the solar system’s largest planet
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Asteroid close encounter on April 2
The near-Earth asteroid 2017 FU102 has a very close, but safe, encounter with Earth on April 2, 2017, sweeping to within just over half the moon’s distance.
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Kepler Telescope Releases Trove of Data on Newfound Earth-Size Exoplanets
The planet-hunting observatory stared at the TRAPPIST-1 system for nearly three months
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Happy 30th Birthday, Supernova 1987A – Sky & Telescope
The brightest supernova since the invention of the telescope erupted 30 years ago. The remnant of the supernova explosion continues expanding.
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Circumpolar stars never rise or set
Circumpolar stars always reside above the horizon, and for that reason, never rise or set. All the stars at the Earth’s North and South Poles are circumpolar. Meanwhile, no star is circumpolar at the equator.
