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Study Suggests Sun Less Active Than Similar Stars

[ad_1] A new study suggests that the sun appears to experience far fewer changes in brightness and intensity than other stars like this one. The researchers reported last week on their 369-star exam. They compared each to the sun in terms of surface temperature, size, and rotation. They found that, …

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Lyrid Meteor Shower, Best Night Sky Show For Months, Still Active

[ad_1] The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower captured by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station. POT The annual Lyrid meteor shower officially started last week, and although the spike occurred earlier this week, the night sky show will remain active this weekend, according to the Griffith Observatory. You can …

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Unusually high CO abundance of the first active interstellar comet

[ad_1] Unusually high CO abundance of the first active interstellar comet Status report From: arXiv.org e-Print archive Posted: Wednesday April 22, 2020 Cordiner, MA, Milam, SN, Biver, N., Bockelée-Morvan, D., Roth, NX, Bergin, EA, Jehin, E., Remijan, AJ, Charnley, SB, Mumma, MJ, Boissier, J., Crovisier, J., Paganini, L., Kuan, Y.-J., …

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