Meteorites Contain Stellar ‘Fossils’ that Point to Distant Stars
A new study examines a diverse set of presolar grains in order to determine their true stellar origins. Some pristine meteorites contain a record of…
Astronomy
3D-printed Stellar Nurseries are created by Astronomers
Astronomers cannot touch the stars they study, but an astrophysicist is unraveling the structural complexities of stellar nurseries, the vast clouds of gas and dust…
Star Being Ripped Apart Probably Not the Source of Powerful Cosmic Neutrino
The IceCube project scientists found an exciting connection earlier this year. A neutrino, a small fundamental particle, was discovered with an amazing amount of energy,…
Astronomers Investigate the Brown Dwarf’s Atmosphere’s Layer-cake Structure
Astronomers have devised a new method for capturing all of the intricate ‘layer-cake’ details of a brown dwarf’s cloud structure. Because brown dwarfs are similar…
Over 1,600 Fast Radio Bursts Caught Coming from a Single Source in Just 47 Days
The most famous of all fast radio bursts, FRB 121102, has only added to the mystery surrounding these cosmic explosions. FRBs are unexplained radio wave…
“Is That Death” William Shatner’s Response to Space Trip Is A Wild Ride
William Shatner, the renowned Star Trek actor, became the oldest person to travel to space this week, and no matter how you feel about space…
A Large Eruption from the Sun Slammed Into Our Planet This Week
The Sun had a lot of activity on October 9 that directly aimed at Earth. Our star ejected a coronal mass ejection and an M1.6…
Venus May Never Have Had Oceans and Been Habitable
Venus is known as Earth’s twin because of its size but the similarities end there, Venus is a terrible environment, with temperatures that melt lead,…
Canadian Woman Woken By Meteorite Crash Landing in Her Bedroom
A meteorite exploded over the British Columbia/Alberta border at 11:30 p.m. Pacific Time on October 4. Those who were awake and outside at the time…
William Shatner Will Become Oldest Person In Space Today. Here is How to Watch
Wiliam Shatner, the legendary Star Trek actor and Captain Kirk himself, is off to space today bravely travel where an increasing number of citizens have…
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