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Planet thought to be like Spock’s Vulcan is an astronomical illusion
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe discovery of a planet orbiting the star 40 Eridani A, made famous by Star Trek, drew excitement...
Here Comes Manhattanhenge 2024: When and How to Watch
New York Times· 2 days agoNicknamed Manhattanhenge, the event attracts more people each year, some gathering in crowds so...
Manhattanhenge 2024: What you need to know
NY Post metro via AOL· 17 hours agoWednesday, the famous astrophysicist explained. Still, Tuesday may be the best bet for a perfect view of the event, as clouds in Wednesday...William C...
Network of Robotic Telescopes Finds New Earth-Sized World Orbiting an Ultra-Cool Star
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoAstronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star just 55 light years away. This tidally locked planet, which completes ...
Earth-sized exoplanet discovered around ultracool dwarf star
EarthSky· 5 days agoAstronomers with the SPECULOOS project discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an ultracool dwarf star. It’s only the second planetary system astronomers< ...
The Sun: Researchers have discovered the origin of the magnetic field
Weston Forum· 6 days agoComplex calculations on the supercomputer indicate that the magnetic field is generated at a depth...
Potentially habitable 'exo-Venus' with Earth-like temperature discovered
Phys.org· 6 days agoAstronomers have made the rare and tantalizing discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet 40 light-years...
Discovering galaxies beyond the Big Dipper
Jeffersonian Democrat· 6 days agoHave you ever looked up at the night sky and noticed the Big Dipper? It’s part of a larger constellation called Ursa Major, which means “Big Bear” in Latin. Constellations are groups of stars ...
Why Everyone But NASA Missed Today’s Spectacular ‘Double Planet’ View
Forbes· 6 days agoAstronomers call this an appulse and it was akin to the famous “great conjunction” on Dec. 21, 2020 when Jupiter and Saturn appeared as a “double planet ...
Don’t use Ada Lovelace as a stand-in for all of computing history’s remarkable women
Fast Company Magazine· 1 day agoLord Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace (1815–52), is often mentioned as the first computer programmer...
