This artist’s illustration shows the location and size of a hypothetical dust cloud surrounding our solar system. Credit: NASA, ESA, Andi James (STScI) Exhaust from falling comets makes space a dusty place Imagine walking into a room at night, turning off all the lights and closing the blinds. Still, a strange glow comes from the …
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A new analysis of Hubble data has concluded: there is too much light in space around the solar system. Not much extra light, of course. Just a subtle, ghostly glow, a slight excess that cannot be counted in a count of all light-emitting objects. All the stars and galaxies surrounding the solar system – and …
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The ‘ghostly glow’ in the solar system could be a ‘new addition’ to our understanding of its structure – but the source remains a mystery NASA’s Hubble Telescope has discovered a glow surrounding the solar system Scientists are baffled by this glow that is equivalent to 10 fireflies The team theorizes it could be dust …
See bigger. | Artist’s concept of a young Mars, with an ocean. Could Mars have been the first planet in our solar system to harbor life? Image via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Could Mars have been the first planet in our solar system to harbor life? New research suggests it is possible. Recently, EarthSky reported …
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Astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio floated outside the International Space Station on Saturday to install a third set of deployed solar panel covers, as part of an ongoing power system upgrade, and to isolate damaged circuits in one of the original lab panels. Floating in the Quest airlock compartment, Cassada and Rubio put their …
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Artist’s impression of a comet flying through space, dragged by twin streams of gas and dust. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in a new tab) A strange volcanic comet has violently erupted, spewing more than a million tons of gas, ice and the “potential building blocks of life” into the solar system. The volatile comet, known …
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For years, scientists have believed in the existence of a Planet X or a Planet Nine beyond Pluto. Here is the truth. Until about the 18th century, we only knew of the existence of six planets in our solar system. Anything beyond Saturn was too far to see with the naked eye or with a …
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Many modern satellites use solar cells to continuously harvest energy from the sun, allowing them to power their electrical circuits without significant battery storage. Yet in the harsh environment of outer space, unprotected by Earth’s atmosphere, these materials are also vulnerable, especially to solar radiation, in the form of high-energy protons and electrons from the …
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Japan and Germany have a history of collaborating in science and technology ventures. The countries have a joint committee on science and technology cooperation which has met several times over the decades. Both countries have advanced and powerful economies and sophisticated technological know-how, so it makes sense for them to collaborate in scientific activities. This …
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Less than a day after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying a new slate of science supplies has arrived at the International Space Station. NASA confirmed that the spacecraft was captured overhead on the ISS’ Harmony module at 7:39 a.m. EST. What do you …
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