astronomy

Super Fluffy “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet Discovery Shocks Scientists – “We Cannot Explain How This Planet Formed”

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers have discovered an enormous, low-density planet named WASP-193b, which is 50% larger than Jupiter but has a cotton candy-like density. This ...

SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites Sunday from Florida Space Coast

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Brevard Space Coast launch sites rockets spaceX ULA NASA A quick look at which rockets lift off from various Brevard launch sites. ...

Webb Finds Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet For the First Time

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists may have identified atmospheric gases on 55 Cancri e, a super-hot, rocky exoplanet. This discovery ...

When might you see aurora borealis? Northern lights forecast for US

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Sarah Wilson

When to see aurora borealis? Northern lights US forecast Solar flares could cause the northern lights to be visible this weekend across ...

Florida northern lights lead to collective awe after day of tornadoes

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Sarah Wilson

Nature truly revealed its best and worst side on Friday. Tallahasseeans awoke to panic as tornado warnings blared. Scenes of widespread destruction ...

Northern lights forecast says auroras possible above US this weekend

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Sarah Wilson

Northern Lights spectacle: The science behind the aurora borealis Ever wonder how the northern lights occur? Unique solar events occasionally allow northern ...

NASA simulations show what it would be like to fall in black hole: Video

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Available on YouTube, the four visualizations include explanations to guide viewers on what they’re witnessing and include 360-versions to allow viewers to ...

Solar Orbiter Captures the Sun’s Fluffy Corona in Stunning Detail [Video]

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Solar Orbiter’s mission is to study the Sun up close and from high latitudes, providing the first images of the Sun’s poles ...

Starlink-Starliner doubleheader? SpaceX, Boeing Starliner target Monday

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Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX is targeting a Monday morning mission that could create a high-profile Starlink-Starliner launch doubleheader within 11 hours or fewer from Cape ...

Astronomers Solve the 1936 Mystery of FU Orionis’ Dramatic Outburst

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Artist’s impression of the large-scale view of FU~Ori. The image shows the outflows produced by the interaction between strong stellar winds powered ...