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Wang, Y., Perna, R. & Zhu, Z. Free-floating binary planets from ejections during close stellar…
Category: 2. Space
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Newly-Discovered Trans-Neptunian Object is Moving in Rhythm with Neptune, Astronomers Say
Discovered by the Large inclination Distant Objects (LiDO) survey and designated 2020 VN40, this trans-Neptunian object is the first confirmed body that orbits the Sun once for every 10 orbits Neptune completes. This discovery, reported in
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NASA, Oxford Discover Warmer Uranus Than Once Thought
KEY POINTS
- Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune each emit more energy than they receive from the Sun, meaning they have comparatively warm interiors.
- NASA’s Uranus flyby with Voyager 2 in 1986 found the planet colder than expected, which…
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Begins Taxi Tests
NASA/Jacob Shaw
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft has moved under its…
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NASA to Launch SNIFS, Sun’s Next Trailblazing Spectator
July will see the launch of the groundbreaking Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph mission, or SNIFS. Delivered to space via a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, SNIFS will explore the energy and dynamics of the chromosphere, one of the…
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