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Astronomers Find a New Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit

February 2, 2022KENNETH CHANGComments Off on Astronomers Find a New Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit

The Trojan asteroid 2020 XL5, which follows the same path around the sun as our planet, was revealed only after a decade of searching.

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A Divided World United to Launch the James Webb Space Telescope

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021NICHOLAS CASEYComments Off on A Divided World United to Launch the James Webb Space Telescope

“I’ve always seen space as an area where we cooperate, through all the trying times,” said a professor who oversaw mission control for the global effort to launch a $10 billion telescope into space.

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Webb Telescope Approaches Launch, With an Eye Toward Cosmic Origins

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on Webb Telescope Approaches Launch, With an Eye Toward Cosmic Origins

The biggest space telescope in history aims to answer astronomy’s oldest question: How did we get from the Big Bang to here?

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Will the Next Space-Weather Season Be Stormy or Fair?

May 28, 2021DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on Will the Next Space-Weather Season Be Stormy or Fair?

As another 11-year cycle of solar activity begins, scientists debate how violent our stellar friend is likely to be.

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Once Upon a Time on Mars

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on Once Upon a Time on Mars

A dune buggy is about to set off on behalf of its human owners to fulfill a primordial yearning.

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Seven Hundred Leagues Beneath Titan’s Methane Seas

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on Seven Hundred Leagues Beneath Titan’s Methane Seas

Mars, Shmars; this voyager is looking forward to a submarine ride under the icebergs on Saturn’s strange moon.

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Jupiter and Saturn Head for Closest Visible Alignment in 800 Years

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020Michael LevensonComments Off on Jupiter and Saturn Head for Closest Visible Alignment in 800 Years

On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear to be no more than a dime’s width apart in the night sky. The last time that could be seen was in 1226.

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On Venus, Cloudy With a Chance of Microbial Life

September 19, 2020DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on On Venus, Cloudy With a Chance of Microbial Life

Astrobiologists shift their gaze, and speculations, to Earth’s broiling sister planet.

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The Interstellar Comet Has Arrived in Time for the Holidays

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on The Interstellar Comet Has Arrived in Time for the Holidays

This weekend an ice cube from beyond our solar system will make its closest approach to the sun, trailing mystery and dust.

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Should That Minor Planet Be Named Gonggong? Astronomers Want the Public’s Help

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019JULIA JACOBSComments Off on Should That Minor Planet Be Named Gonggong? Astronomers Want the Public’s Help

Astronomers discovered the minor planet 2007 OR10 more than a decade ago. Now they’re asking the public to vote on what to submit as its official name.

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