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Moon Phase: The lunar phase of the last quarter of the lunar cycle, 49% illuminated
Science: Today, October 24, 2024, the moon is 22 days old and in the last quarter lunar phase of its…
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The Pluto Problem: Is it time to rethink our definition of a planet?
Technology: In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted on the definition of a planet. Famously, Pluto no longer met…
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NASA: Outdated infrastructure and tough choices ahead
Science: The next few years are likely to be critical for NASA, according to a hard-hitting report from the U.S.…
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Artist Martin Vergić imagines hundreds of alien planets
Science: As shocking as it may seem today, before the 1990s, scientists weren’t even sure that stars beyond the sun…
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NASA: Look at the hot plasma swirling around 12 black holes
Science: Despite their name, black holes are often surrounded by bright, radiating swirls of matter known as accretion disks —…
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Moon Phase Today: In the Waning Gibbous phase of your lunar cycle, 59% illuminated
Science: Today, October 23, 2024, the moon is 21 days old and is in the waning gibbous phase of its…
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Sole supermassive black hole-powered quasar observed in early Universe
Science: Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have looked back 13 billion years to discover a surprisingly isolated supermassive…
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Possibility of being near the supergiant star Betelgeuse: ‘Betel Buddy’
Science: Could the giant star Betelgeuse have a friend? Betelgeuse? Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in the constellation Orion, is a…
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Watch Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas shine in the night sky
Science: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is getting fainter as it moves away from Earth. It will remain visible until at least Saturday…
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Moon Phase Today: In the full moon phase of your lunar cycle, 78% illuminated
Science: Today, October 21, 2024, the moon is 19 days old and in the waning gibbous phase of its lunar…
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