Advanced Science News
Astronomy
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Pioneers in Science: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
The Stuff of Stars: The Remarkable Contributions of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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An exoplanet that rains iron
ESO telescope oberves an exoplanet 690 light years away where night and day surface temperature differences cause iron to rain from the...
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Super-Earth exoplanet K2-18b shows conditions conducive to life
New evidence suggests that an exoplanet discovered in 2015 has interior conditions that could support the existence of life.
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Citizen scientists discover a mystery brown dwarf
How do brown dwarves form, and in what parts of the galaxy?
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Pioneers in Science: Katherine Johnson
In honor of the UN's International Day of Women in Science, this week we highlight Katherine Johnson, pioneering mathematician and NASA legend.
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One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
New technique for analyzing Moon rocks lets scientists study them atom by atom.
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Pluto’s beating heart drives icy winds
How does Pluto's "beating heart" determine wind patterns on its surface?
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Better than reality: NASA scientists tap virtual reality to make a scientific discovery
NASA scientists using virtual reality technology are redefining our understanding about how our galaxy works.
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Amateur astronomers discover new form of northern lights
The newly discovered auroral dunes appear as a green-tinged and even pattern of waves resembling a striped veil of clouds or dunes...
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ESA makes oxygen out of moon dust
The European Space Agency ESA opens an oxygen plant to produce oxygen out of Moon dust in the Netherlands