Thursday, September 8, 2022

NASA's asteroid-slamming spacecraft catches 1st look at target (photo)

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September 8, 2022
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NASA's asteroid-slamming spacecraft catches 1st look at target (photo)
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NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft just beamed back the first image of its target, the moonlet Dimorphos, as well as its body it orbits, the asteroid Didymos.
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Scientists create coldest matter in the universe in a lab
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Discovery of alien world with strange, tilted orbit puzzles astronomers
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The orbit of an exoplanet around a star in a binary star system has been portrayed in three dimensions for the first time. The planet orbits its star at a different angle to the plane of the orbit of the two stars, and the misalignment could offer clues as to how planets form in binary systems.
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NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft just beamed back the first image of its target, the moonlet Dimorphos, as well as the body it orbits, the asteroid Didymos. What does the name "Didymos" (or δίδυμος) mean in Greek?
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See the conjunction of the moon and Saturn on Thursday (Sept. 8)
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What are bosons?
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Bosons are particles that carry energy and forces throughout the universe.
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Moon mining claims fall into gray area of international law, so how to avoid conflict?
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New class of exoplanet! Half-rock, half-water worlds could be abodes for life
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Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 EQ2 telescope review
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A good choice for serious beginners on a budget, the versatile Sky-Watcher Explorer 130's equatorial mount lacks a little precision yet remains an effortless way to explore the night sky through a reflector with plenty of aperture.
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US Postal Service releases James Webb Space Telescope stamp, collectibles
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