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An imaging spectrometer for a 4 m solar telescope
An imaging spectrometer for a 4 m solar telescope
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Searching for GEMS: Confirmation of TOI-5573 b, a Cool, Saturn-like Planet Orbiting an M Dwarf *
We present the confirmation of TOI-5573 b, a Saturn-sized exoplanet on an 8.79 days orbit around an early M dwarf (3790 K, 0.59 R⊙, 0.61 M⊙, 12.30 Jmag). TOI-5573 b has a mass of M⊕(0.35 ± 0.06 MJup) and a radius of 9.75 ± 0.47 R⊕(0.87…
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A 70 pc Diameter Nova Superremnant Surrounding the Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi
Recurrent novae undergo thermonuclear-powered eruptions separated by less than 100 yr, enabled by subgiant or red giant donors transferring hydrogen-rich matter at very high rates onto their massive white dwarf companions. The most rapidly moving…
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NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor
The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. Astronomers use Andromeda to understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral, which is…
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Satellite imagery firms escalate warnings over budget cuts
WASHINGTON — U.S. satellite imagery providers are intensifying their warnings over proposed cuts to the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) commercial imagery budget, arguing that the reductions — now moving closer to…
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Offworld Biomedical Research Inside A Microgravity Science Glovebox
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Kim swapped syringes containing protein samples…
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