Thursday, October 6, 2022

Mysterious reflections on Mars might come from something stranger than water

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Mysterious reflections on Mars might come from something stranger than water
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)
Scientists revisiting a mysterious signal from the south pole of Mars have suggested a new potential explanation, and it doesn't bode well for hopes of finding liquid water on the Red Planet.
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Russian space officials jettison the bluster after Rogozin's departure
(NASA TV)
The tone is different now that Dmitry Rogozin no longer heads Russia's space agency.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps its most detailed view of Jupiter's icy moon Europa
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI)
NASA's Jupiter-exploring Juno spacecraft captured its most detailed image of the ice-covered, ocean-bearing moon Europa, which scientists think is one of the likeliest places in the solar system to host extraterrestrial life.
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POLL QUESTION:
Jupiter's mysterious ice-covered moon Europa is named after a figure from Greek mythology of the same name who was the mother of which royal figure?
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VoteAgamemnon of Mycenae
VotePriam of Troy
VoteOdysseus of Ithaca
Skywatching
See the mysterious October Camelopardalid meteor shower peak tonight (Oct. 6)
(NASA)
The October Camelopardalids aren't particularly bright, but they're a curiosity worth trying to see.
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Taurid meteor shower 2022: When, where & how to see it
(Orchidpoet via Getty Images)
2022 might be a particularly good year for Taurid fireballs as the American Meteor Society suggests a notable increase in fireball activity every seven years. As 2015 produced incredible Taurid fireballs, 2022 might be next. Keep your eyes peeled!
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Science & Astronomy
Uranus' weird tilt may be the work of a long-lost moon
(X-ray: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory)
Astronomers have long suspected that a series of giant impacts early in the planet's formation did the job of flipping Uranus on its side, but new research suggests a much less violent cause: a satellite of Uranus that wandered away.
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Mysterious high-speed gas cloud in space might be the result of an explosive stellar death
(Leslie Proudfit)
A mysterious, ultrafast cloud may be the result of the explosive stellar death that birthed a neutron star 100,000 years ago and around 532 light-years away, new research reveals.
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