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Ancient cosmic collisions may have birthed the universe's most ...
Dec 8, 2024 · The team gathered high-quality observations of many distant galaxies using ALMA and data from the A3COSMOS and A3GOODSS archival projects. In particular, they analyzed over 100 galaxies that are ...
What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?
Nov 21, 2024 · Starship flying more and more often. Starship has flown six times to date in its fully stacked configuration — twice in 2023 and four times so far in 2024.
Does the sun rotate? Science of solar rotation | Space
Jul 26, 2022 · The sun (right) is orbited by the planets of the solar system. (Image credit: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images.) Differences in rotation rates on our star aren't isolated to ...
These 5 stunning galaxy images tell us a story of cosmic evolution
Nov 19, 2024 · Image of the spiral galaxy IC 5332, located at a distance of about 30 million light years from us, captured by the VST (VLT Survey Telescope). (Image credit: INAF/VST-SMASH/C. Tortora et al. (2024))
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
Nov 25, 2024 · SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).
A new supernova is visible in the night sky right now | Space
May 23, 2023 · An illustration of the night sky showing the location of galaxy M101 near Ursa Major (UMa) and Boötes (Boo). (Image credit: TheSkyLive.com) What we are seeing in this new supernova is a star that ...
The four fundamental forces of nature - Space.com
Dec 23, 2021 · The weak force. The weak force, also called the weak nuclear interaction, is responsible for particle decay. This is the literal change of one type of subatomic particle into another.
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See Mars make a close pass to the moon tonight | Space
Nov 20, 2024 · The moon and Mars will share a close approach in the night sky tonight (Nov. 20), coming close enough together for a nice pairing for the naked eye or binoculars.